Naples: A inmate of the prison of Naples Poggioreale saw his plans to celebrate New Year's Eve in an unorthodox way thwarted. During the rigorous Checks carried out by the Penitentiary Police staff on a package intended for the prisoner, a surprising discovery emerged: hidden inside a harmless piece of cheese, there was a considerable quantity of cocaine, ready to be smuggled into the penitentiary.
The operation, conducted with great professionalism by the agents, allowed them to foil an attempt to introduce narcotics into the facility, despite the difficulties related to the lack of staff and overcrowding that characterize many Italian prisons.
A more detailed investigation revealed that the prisoner had devised a rather sophisticated plan to evade controls, hiding the drugs in an unusual and difficult to detect place. However, constant vigilance and the experience of the officers allowed them to reveal the deception.
The seizure of drugs is a serious blow to criminal organizations that try to infiltrate prisons by supplying inmates with narcotics. This episode underlines the importance of the work carried out by the Penitentiary Police, which operates daily in difficult conditions to ensure safety within prison facilities.
The Penitentiary Police unions took the opportunity to reiterate the critical issues of the Italian penitentiary system, underlining the need to increase staffing and improve the working conditions of officers. Only in this way will it be possible to guarantee greater security within prisons and effectively combat the phenomenon of drug trafficking.
“This episode demonstrates once again that the Penitentiary Police is at the forefront in the fight against organised crime”, declared Tiziana Guacci of the Know. “Our agents work every day with dedication and professionalism, often in precarious conditions, to ensure the safety of communities and compliance with the rules. We ask the institutions to support our work with greater resources and investments”.
Article published on 29 December 2024 - 08:32
It is incredible how a piece of cheese can hide cocaine, but this shows that prisoners always find ways to evade controls. The Police do a difficult and important job, but more personnel are needed to improve the situation.
It's incredible how a pack of cheese could hide cocaine. This makes you think about how cunning some prisoners are. But it is very important that the prison police do their job well and carefully.