At 65, he continued to deal drugs, moving between Ponticelli and Volla like a street crime veteran. Antonio Pietro Punzo, already known to law enforcement, was arrested by the Carabinieri of the Poggioreale Operations Unit on charges of drug dealing and possession.
The officers followed him from Ponticelli to Piazza Vanvitelli, in the heart of Volla, where he was caught selling two doses of cocaine to a customer for €30. The operation began immediately after the sale: Punzo was stopped and searched. In his shoe, the Carabinieri found another fifteen doses of the same substance, ready to be released on the market, while the man had €795 in cash on him, believed to be the proceeds of drug dealing.
The 65-year-old was taken to the police station and held in a holding cell, awaiting trial. This arrest confirms that drug trafficking remains a scourge even in the suburbs of Naples , where age and roles blur: from young pushers to old criminals, cocaine continues to circulate without distinction between generations.
It's strange how a 65-year-old continues to do these things. It's unclear why he doesn't stop; perhaps he thinks the risk isn't high. The drug situation in the neighborhoods is truly worrying and gives us pause for thought.