Naples, illegal used clothing market discovered in Chiaiano: 79-year-old reported 

The agents of the Naples Local Police intervened in the neighborhood Chiaiano, in a residential complex, where a 79-year-old man used a garage located in the basement of a building owned by his family to accumulate large quantities of used clothes.

The man also used a condominium driveway adjacent to the house for the same purpose. During the investigation, the man was caught placing large bags of clothing inside the garage and was unable to provide any authorization documentation regarding the origin and trade of the clothing.

The clothes, given their condition and the smelly emissions, appeared unsanitized and unsanitized.

It was discovered that the man, already known to the police for previous convictions for exploitation of prostitution and house burglary, purchased the clothes from those who illegally collected them from collection containers present in the city.

The clothing sales market followed the Italy-Ukraine axis, and the man justified the huge accumulation of clothes by explaining that the international sales chains were at a standstill due to the war.

The inspected premises, with a surface area of ​​approximately 100 square metres, lacked ventilation points and fire-fighting devices, and contained approximately 200 cubic metres of waste consisting of used and discarded clothing. The officers placed the box and clothing under preventive seizure, reporting the man for illegal waste management.

Near the garage, a car was found with a license plate belonging to another vehicle owned by the suspect, which was found stolen. The car was returned to its rightful owner.