Saan Nicola la Strada. New blitz by the Carabinieri in what is known as “the roundabout of drug dealing” which divides the municipalities of San Niciola la Strada and Caserta: five men originally from Gambia, aged between 26 and 31, have been arrested.
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The soldiers caught him while he was busy selling hashish to several clients in the gardens of the large roundabout located on Viale Carlo III, a very busy road that crosses various municipalities in the Caserta area and ends at the gates of the city, a few hundred meters from the Royal Palace of Caserta.
This drug dealing point has been known to the police for years, who frequently intervene by arresting dealers, often from African countries. However, they are just as often released and resume their drug dealing activity within a few days.
One of those arrested had already been arrested on September 24th in the same place
One of the five arrested had already been stopped on September 24th for drug dealing at the same time roundabout, while the others were already known for drug-related crimes. In this case, the Carabinieri organized the operation with two patrols, in civilian clothes and in uniform, carefully monitoring the movements of the five men.
Four of them acted as lookouts, while one delivered the doses to the buyers. The raid was triggered when three young people approached one of the pusher to buy hashish.
At the time of the exchange between drugs and money, the carabinieri intervened, stopping both the three consumers, later reported to the Prefecture of Caserta, and the five dealers, who did not have time to escape or get rid of the drugs.
The arrested were taken to the barracks and searched: they had several doses of hashish and cash on them. They were then transferred to the prison of Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
Article published on November 8, 2024 - 17:47
It is positive to see that the police are taking action against drug dealing, but it is worrying that those arrested are often released and return to dealing. Let's hope that this time there is a more definitive solution.
Let's hope that this time the promises will be kept and they will not be released so easily.
It seems like a difficult situation to resolve, let's hope that the authorities will be able to effectively combat drug dealing in that area.