Cremona: The Milan State Police arrest a wanted Moroccan and his compatriot for possession of 240 kg of hashish

La State Police di Milano, within the scope of services aimed at contrast to drug dealing of narcotic substance, last Thursday 27th February has Two Moroccan citizens arrested aged 35 and 45, prejudiced e irregular on the national territory, for the detention of a large quantity of narcotic substance (240 kilos of hashish).

The activity carried out by the police officers of the Flying Squad of the Milan Police Headquarters was born from some services planned in order to track down a 35 year old Moroccan citizen recipient of restrictive measures linked to old convictions for drug dealing: in fact, he had several pending convictions detention orders for a total of 5 years in prison.

Le research they concentrated in the area north of the city of Cremona, between the municipalities of Pizzighettone, Bassano and Soresina, where the agents of the Anti-drug Section of the Flying Squad of Milano they believed that the Moroccan citizen could gravitate towards using false personal details.

Just a Pizzighettone, around 15pm on Thursday, the police officers a man identified, who bore a strong resemblance to the wanted person, while he was driving a van in the company of a compatriot.

The officers then decided to check the vehicle and the two people who, at the sight of the policemen, put the car into gear and rattled the police car: with no small amount of difficulty, the policemen of the Flying Squad still managed to stop the two people before the officers of the Cremona Highway Police Section - Pizzighettone Detachment (CR) arrived to assist them in the subsequent judicial police activity.

Once stopped, the driver of the van, which he had with him counterfeit Spanish documents, bearing his effigy but with different personal details, was recognized for the recipient of the restrictive measures and 45 year old compatriot turned out to be previous offender for events related to the shop.

Given the specific precedents of both, the police have the vehicle was searched, registered to a front man, inside which, on the back, an artefact was found where approximately 60 kg of hashish.

La search it was then extended to a disused warehouse located in the locality of Acquanegra Cremonese, which the two men had been observed accessing during previous surveillance operations and to which they had access keys.

Inside of, hidden in some buckets of sand, the agents found and seized additional packs of hashish for about 180 kg.

I two men were arrested and, at the disposal of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Cremona, They were associated with the local prison awaiting the validation hearing.

For 35 year old wantedwhich was also arrested for resisting arrest in consideration of the ramming and reported for possession of false documents, has been carried out restrictive measures for which he was wanted.