Naples – Luigi Cacace, 46, already known to law enforcement, believed he had found the perfect hiding place for drugs: a basement he owned in a building in San Pietro a Patierno.
However, he hadn't counted on the determination of the officers at the Secondigliano police station and, above all, the infallible instinct of "Evan", a German Shepherd from the canine unit of the General Prevention Office of the Naples Police Headquarters.
The police dog was instrumental in finding 75 doses of narcotic substances, including hashish and marijuana, hidden in a package.
The brother killed in 2016
The man is the brother of Antonio Cacace, killed in 2016 in Afragola during a drug-dealing scandal. Police found 40 doses of cocaine on the victim. Antonio was surprised by the killers from behind on Via Don Bosco while he was stopped on his motorcycle, likely waiting for someone. Neither Luigi nor his brother Antonio have ever been arrested or charged with Camorra-related crimes.
The anti-drug operation
The arrest was made by officers from the Secondigliano police station's investigative and operational team, led by Deputy Commissioner Tommaso Pintauro, as part of the extraordinary operations organized by Naples Police Commissioner Maurizio Agricola to combat drug trafficking and possession. The area's drug dealing hubs are now under constant scrutiny by investigators.
The police caught the 46-year-old man selling several doses of marijuana and hashish. After taking something from the basement of a building, Cacace handed it to a man in a car.
The officers, who promptly intervened, arrested the suspect, finding him in possession of two packages of hashish, four bags of marijuana, and €740 in cash, divided into bills of various denominations, the proceeds of the illegal activity.
Inside the basement, thanks to the intervention of the canine unit led by director Gian Vito Zazo, 49 additional bags of marijuana and 22 packages of hashish were found. The total amount of narcotics seized was approximately 55 grams of marijuana and 54 grams of hashish.
Investigators also managed to arrest one of the buyers, who was fined administratively for illegal possession of narcotics for personal use. Investigations are continuing to track down his suppliers and the person who sold the drugs to the man and his clients.
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The article talks about drug dealing in Naples, but I wonder why there are so many drug problems. It should be easier to stop this kind of trafficking, especially in a city as large as Naples. Let's hope the authorities do something.