International drug trafficking aggravated by the purpose of facilitating the 'ndrangheta. This is the accusation formulated in various capacities against 36 people subject to precautionary measures (34 in prison and 2 under house arrest) carried out this morning
Three hundred soldiers from the Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza of Reggio Calabria, under the coordination of the local Public Prosecutor's Office - District Anti-Mafia Directorate, headed by Dr. Giovanni Bombardieri, are executing - with the support of other Departments of the Corps, in the provinces of Reggio Calabria, Vibo Valentia, Bari, Naples, Rome, Terni, Vicenza, Milan and Novara - restrictive measures of personal freedom, issued by the GIP Section of the Court of Reggio Calabria, against 36 individuals (34 in prison and 2 under house arrest) involved in international drug trafficking aggravated by the aim of facilitating the 'ndrangheta.
At the same time, searches and seizures are underway to execute real precautionary measures aimed at confiscating, even for equivalent amounts, assets and resources attributable to members of the organization, up to an amount of over 7 million euros, as well as the entire corporate assets of 2 companies, active in the transport sector and used to commit the crimes.
Assets worth approximately 7 million euros were also seized
The operation in question is the epilogue of complex investigations, in which over 4 tons of cocaine with a retail value of approximately 800 million euros were seized, conducted by the Organized Crime Investigation Group (GICO) of the Economic and Financial Police Unit of Reggio Calabria.
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The details of the operation will be made known during a press conference to be held at 10.30:XNUMX today at the Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza in Reggio Calabria in the presence of the Public Prosecutor of Reggio Calabria, Dr. Giovanni Bombardieri, and the Deputy Prosecutor Dr. Giuseppe Lombardo.
As well as the Regional Commander, Gen. D. Guido Mario Geremia, the Provincial Commander, Gen. B. Maurizio Cintura, and the Commander of the PEF Reggio Calabria Nucleus, Col. t.SPEF Mauro Silvari.
Article published on 6 October 2022 - 08:25
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