Large anti-drug operation dismantles network between Messina and Torregrotta: 11 arrests
Eleven people have been arrested and one placed under house arrest for drug trafficking, possession, and dealing. The precautionary measures were carried out at dawn by the Carabinieri of Milazzo, on the decision of the Gip of Messina who accepted the request of the Prosecutor.
The operation, in which 50 Carabinieri participated, is the result of the findings of an investigation conducted by the company of Milazzo and coordinated by the Dda, which allegedly revealed the activity of a criminal association dedicated to the sale, in Torregrotta, of cocaine, crack, hashish, and marijuana. The buyers were from the same area or from Milazzo and other municipalities of Mamertino, as well as from Messina and Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto.
The investigative activity also started thanks to reports received from some citizens. Two promoters and organizers of the criminal group, operating in Messina, who, through a network of couriers and messengers, would have supplied the drugs to the associates in Torregrotta, for retail sales. The operational base of the group was in the apartment of a suspect, who, despite being under house arrest, would have managed the retail drug trafficking in Torregrotta, also using his mother’s house, who was also subject to precautionary measures for concealing substances and custody of money.
In most cases, the doses would have been delivered inside his home, in others thrown from the windows. To evade controls, some drug dealers hid the drugs under the padding of helmets. Four suspects were arrested in the act.
The investigation also allowed the identification of numerous users, reported to the prefecture. Overall, in the various services, over 600 grams of cocaine, crack, hashish, and marijuana were seized.
Maxi operazione antidroga, smantellata una rete attiva tra Messina e Torregrotta: 11 arresti
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