Gragnano – The Guardia di Finanza and the Judicial Police section of the Torre Annunziata State Police have executed a precautionary custody order under house arrest against two people accused of extortion.
The provision, issued by the investigating judge of the Court of Torre Annunziata at the request of the Prosecutor's Office, concerns an episode that occurred in Gragnano in July 2024.
According to the investigations, the two suspects - residents of Gragnano and Lettere respectively - allegedly threatened the owner of a clothing store, forcing him to hand over 4 thousand euros.
The victim was allegedly intimidated inside his business, where the two men allegedly used the helmets as improper weapons and made serious threats, going as far as to suggest burning down the shop and even beheading the entrepreneur if he did not pay. The money was then actually delivered the following day.
During the execution of the precautionary measures, the investigators seized, in the home of one of the arrested, a pistol and a toy machine gun without a red cap, one hundred blank cartridges, three knives of about ten centimeters, a homemade nunchaku and a baseball bat. Both arrested are now under house arrest.
Article published on 7 February 2025 - 18:23
