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Monti Lattari, now the narcos also have underground plantations: 2 arrests

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New blow to the narcos of the Lattari Mountains with two arrests and the discovery of an underground plantation.

In the regional park of Lattari Mountains The Provincial Command of Naples – as part of its efforts to combat the illicit production and trafficking of narcotics – has deployed targeted patrols during this summer.

This year, to provide a very valuable contribution to the military of the company of Castellammare di Stabia, the soldiers of the helicopter squadron Hunters Calabria and Puglia.

During the operations the carabinieri have arrested in Pimonte a 57-year-old local man with no criminal record. The military searched the man's land and found and seized 229 cannabis indica plants approximately 2 and a half meters high. Others were also seized 43 plants of the same type – planted in pots – hidden in an underground container. The hideout had been used as a greenhouse with electricity, ventilation and water. All created illegally.

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The Carabinieri also found that the electricity theft amounts to a value of almost 84 thousand euros. The land and the container were seized. The plants were sampled and then destroyed.

A Lettering, instead, the military of the Arma have arrested for possession of narcotic substances for the purpose of dealing 58enne of the place already known to the police.
The Carabinieri searched his home and the surrounding land. Almost 100,000 pieces of property were found and seized. 2 grams of cocaine and 86 grams of marijuana as well as 4 precision scales and various materials for packaging drugs.

The arrested were placed under house arrest pending judgment by the Oplonti judicial authorities.

Article published on August 5, 2021 - 06:48 PM - Editorial Staff

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