Last June, Friedrich Von der Horts, 48, a well-known figure on the island of Capri, had been arrested for possession of banknotes, packaged drugs and precision scales.
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According to investigators, he was the main cocaine dealer on the enchanting blue island. The sentence of two years in prison was issued yesterday in Naples at the end of a trial celebrated with the abbreviated rite.
The GUP accepted the arguments of Von der Horts's trusted defense attorney, Fabrizio De Maio of the Lagonegro bar. Although the Naples Prosecutor's Office had requested an 8-year prison sentence, the convicted person was not recognized as having the aggravating circumstance of recidivism, and mitigating circumstances were applied.
He is now under house arrest in his villa in Capri
Von der Horts was placed under house arrest in his villa in Capri on September 22, where the narcotic substance was found and seized.
In 2018 he was sentenced to 8 years in prison as he was held responsible for a violent robbery in the home of an elderly woman on the island, which took place on December 30, 2016.
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Article published on November 30, 2023 - 11:30
