Agnano, smuggler caught: he had 430 kilograms of cigarettes

Agnano, expert smuggler arrested by the Carabinieri.

An ancient crime often associated with organized crime in the South, we are talking about cigarette smuggling. In Agnano, the Carabinieri of the local station together with those of the operational nucleus of the Naples Bagnoli company have arrested for smuggling of foreign manufactured tobacco Alfonso Canonico, a 62-year-old local man already known to the police.

The military of the Arma were engaged in a wide-ranging service between Fuorigrotta and Bagnoli with several house searches and in the condominium areas of the most sensitive zones. In the lens of the controls, criminals and people already known to the police.

During the operations the Carabinieri searched a garage in via Righi in the racecourse area. The premises were available to the 62-year-old and among the bottles of water, bags of crisps and various drinks the discovery. Found and seized 430 kilos of illegal “blondes” which have cost man the controller.

Arrested, the man was transferred to the Poggioreale prison awaiting trial. Now the investigation continues to establish the man's contacts, on behalf of those who sold the cigarettes and their purchasing channels.