SALERNO – The Salerno Financial Police andCustoms agency and monopolies they seized over 1.000 cylinders containing approx 14.000 liters of contraband refrigerant gas.
The operation, conducted in recent days, led to the reporting of five people to the Public Prosecutor's Office Torre Annunziata e Nocera Inferiore. The Yellow Flames, in collaboration with theAnti-fraud Office of the Campania Territorial Directorate and theSalerno Customs Office, have identified aparking area in Scafati (Salerno), where three men were unloading gas cylinders from a truck to load them onto a van.
Shortly after, the organizer of the expedition also arrived. The soldiers followed the vehicle to a deposit at Pompei (Naples), attributable to a local company, where they were found numerous other containers used for various purposes. Next to the warehouse, aarea of approximately 1.000 square meters used for the storage of empty cylinders, then classified as special waste byNbcr unit of the Pozzuoli Fire Brigade.
The investigation revealed a illicit mechanism for the release of gas for consumption, through a false closure of the shipment which certified its arrival at a fictitious customs office, while the product was actually located in another location. The authorities have placed The cylinders, the means of transport and the area used as a landfill were seizedThe five individuals involved have been reported on the loose.
Article published on March 17, 2025 - 13pm
