Naples: Drugs and illegal public housing in Scampia.

During Carabinieri checks in the Scampia neighborhood, in Naples, it emerged a situation of serious illegality which led to the discovery of drugs, cash and a new, completely illegal council flatThe operation was conducted by the Carabinieri of the Napoli Stella Company, engaged in a wide-ranging control service across the territory.

During the checks in the T/A lot of Via Fellini, the military noticed an entrance door that didn't exist before, a circumstance that aroused the suspicion of the operators, who decided to carry out further checks. The investigations revealed that illegal construction work had been carried out and that it had been a new apartment was built, completely illegal.

The new accommodation had been created taking advantage of the appurtenances of an adjacent house, owned by City of Naples and legitimately assigned to a 36-year-old worker, with no criminal record and resident in the area, which he had decided to give up part of it. Inside the“ghost” apartment the Carabinieri found a 38-year-old woman, already known to the police.

During the house search, the military found 24.500 euros in cash, sum of which the woman she was unable to justify the possession. The 38-year-old woman reported for receiving stolen goods, to various violations of the consolidated law on construction and for abusiveness. The illegal apartment and the money were seized. Similar fate it also happened to the 36-year-old worker, reported for the same responsibilities.

The checks then continued with the support of the Carabinieri of the Sarno Canine Unit, who also operated in the lot K of Via Galimberti. Here a 42-year-old was reported for possession of drugs for the purpose of dealing. Inside his home and in the courtyard pertaining to the apartment, the military found 16 grams of hashish, 8 grams of cocaine and several grams of cutting agent.

During the searches, the Carabinieri also discovered a large quantity of narcotic substance a illegal premises on Via Galimberti, at number 582. They were 141 blocks of hashish were found and seized, belonging to unknown persons, For a total weight of 14 kilograms.