Anti-drug operation by the Carabinieri, ten arrests (NAMES)
Thirteen suspects. The military crushes a traffic of cocaine, hashish, marijuana and skunk

by Redaction - March 27, 2023 - 6:54
This morning, in San Vito sull'Ionio, Petrizzi and various localities in the provinces of Catanzaro and Reggio Calabria, as well as in Domodossola (VB), the Carabinieri of the Compagnia di Soverato, supported in the executive phase by those of the territorially competent Commands, carried out a 'order of precautionary measures, issued by the GIP of the Court of Catanzaro at the request of the DDA of Catanzaro, against 13 suspects, respectively, of the crimes of association aimed at drug trafficking and possession and sale of drugs such as cocaine, hashish, marijuana and the skunk type.

In particular, of the 13 suspects, 3 are subject to the precautionary custody measure in prison, 7 are the recipients of the measure of house arrest and 3 subjected to the obligation to present themselves to the judicial police.

In prison ended up:

Claudio Castanò, 34 years old from San Vito sull'Ionio
Antonio Costantino, 59 years old residing in Caulonia
Antonio Scarfò, 51 years old from Montepaone

At home:

Massimo Alj, a 32-year-old resident of Petrizzi
Vito Barbieri, a 42-year-old resident of San Vito sul Ionio
Cosimo Bevilacqua, 26 years old from Catanzaro
Salvatore Chiavetta, 48 years old from San Vito sul Ionio
Luisa Gallace, 40 years old from Badolato
Riccardo Mercurio, 33 years old resident of Vallefiorita
Andrea Signorelli, 34 years old resident of Petrizzi

Obligation to submit to the Pg

Massimo Danieli, 52 years old from San Vito sull'Ionio
Alessandro Galati, 35 years old residing in Montepaone
Alessandro Otello Vitrò, 60 years old from San Vito sull'Ionio

The circumstantial elements acquired concerned an alleged association dedicated to drug trafficking, of the cocaine, hashish, marijuana and skunk type, varieties of cannabis with a high THC content, with drug dealing sites in public places and commercial establishments in the Soverato area.


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