Naples. They had attempted to extort their business partner in drug trafficking for the “orders” that had not been completed.
It is when discovered by the Guardia di Finanza of Naples in the context of the investigation that led to the issuing of 11 precautionary measures for drug trafficking at an international level. Mostly marijuana and cocaine from South America and North Africa.
The association of drug traffickers active between Albania and Tuscany, composed of Italian and Albanian citizens, capable of supplying large quantities of narcotics. The investigation coordinated by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate of Naples, began following the seizures of over 17 tons of hashish and amphetamines carried out in the port of Salerno in June 2020.
The finance police of the provincial commands of Naples and Salerno have executed, between the provinces of Pistoia, Pisa, Rome, Milan, Novara, Salerno and Varese, a precautionary custody order issued by the investigating judge of Naples against 11 people, 9 of whom are seriously suspected of belonging to the transnational criminal association aimed at the trafficking, possession and marketing of large quantities of narcotics.
The precautionary measure follows the arrest order issued last November against 8 of the recipients of the order executed today, due to the concrete risk that they could flee. In this circumstance, the investigating judges of Busto Arsizio, Novara and Pistoia, with territorial jurisdiction over the places where the arrest was carried out, issued a precautionary custody order in prison, simultaneously declaring their territorial incompetence in favor of the Neapolitan judicial authority.
At the request of the Naples DDA, the investigating judge of the Neapolitan Court issued a precautionary custody order against both the 8 recipients of the arrest warrant and 3 additional individuals, considered part of the criminal group or in close relations with the other members.
The investigations revealed that the suspects used a dense network of contacts, including encrypted cell phones, and the existence of a "subgroup", some of whose members lived in Switzerland, responsible for logistical activities to support illicit drug trafficking.
The person at the top of this Swiss “subgroup”, according to the reconstruction of the investigations, was also the victim of extortion by other associates who, in relation to “orders” that did not come to fruition, asked for the return of the sums advanced through threats to him and his family.
The investigations were conducted in the context of close international judicial cooperation with the Swiss judicial authorities (Ministry of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Swiss Confederation and the Federal Judicial Police – Economic Crime Division of Lugano).
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Article published on 3 December 2021 - 11:09
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