Pozzuoli, a "graveyard" of stolen cars among the abandoned warehouses of the former Sofer factory.

Pozzuoli – The industrial skeleton of the former Sofer plant is once again in the news, this time not because of redevelopment projects, but as a hideout for local crime.

A swift operation by the Pozzuoli Municipal Police, coordinated by Commander Fabio Felice De Silva, led to the discovery of a veritable cache of stolen vehicles inside the factory's old warehouses.

Control and discovery

It all started with a seemingly insignificant detail: a gate found ajar during a routine patrol. The intuition of the two officers on duty triggered an immediate inspection. Supported by Lieutenants Terrin and Cacciapuoti, the "White Helmets" entered the industrial area, searching the dilapidated buildings.

Among the concrete pillars and the thick vegetation that has eaten away the structure over the years, the police found five vehicles: three cars, a motorcycle, and a van, all carefully hidden among the brambles to avoid searches from above and from the road.

The return to the owners

Database checks confirmed the suspicions: each vehicle had been stolen from its rightful owners starting last August. The loot, likely ready to be dismantled or resold on the black market, belonged to two citizens of Pozzuoli and three residents of the Caserta area.

After the usual investigations, the Municipal Police contacted the victims of the theft and returned the vehicles, much to the surprise and relief of the owners, who had by then given up hope of finding them.

Although the recovery was successful, the case remains open. Investigators are now working to identify the perpetrators of the theft and receiving stolen goods. Their focus is on managing access to the former Sofer area and on possible witness statements or video surveillance footage from the area that may have captured the gang's movements.