An operation by the Guardia di Finanza of Caserta dismantled a cigarette smuggling ring in the province of Naples, leading to the seizure of nearly a ton of illegal tobacco and the arrest of three people. The raid was launched after members of the Economic and Financial Police Unit intercepted a suspicious van on the streets of Somma Vesuviana, followed by a car that acted as a relay. Both vehicles, monitored until Napoli, were stopped: inside the van were 22 cases of cigarettes without the State Monopolies stamp.
The investigation, which continued with a search, led the finance police to a warehouse in Somma Vesuviana, where they found another 74 cases of cigarettes, some of which had already been loaded onto a second van ready for distribution.
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The three suspects—the driver and the two accomplices of the courier—were reported to the Nola and Naples prosecutors. The prosecutor initially ordered their detention in prison, but the Nola preliminary investigations judge confirmed the arrest, imposing a mandatory residence and daily reporting to the judicial police for two of them.
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The Guardia di Finanza's operation appears to be a notable success in combating cigarette smuggling, but questions remain as to how this trafficking can continue despite the active presence of law enforcement.