Rome, international anti-drug operation. 27 arrests and 90 thousand euros seized
The drugs arrived in Italy from Albania by boat, and were distributed throughout Europe. In Rome, the couriers were Nigerians
Rome, international anti-drug operation. 27 arrests and 90 thousand euros seized.
The ordinance provides for the prison for 20 people and house arrest for another 7.
The ordinance originates from a complex investigative activity of the Carabinieri of Rome Parioli, supported by the Central Directorate of Anti-Drug Services. The investigation, started in 2018 with the “Tibus” operation and continued between 2019 and 2021, revealed that the “Tibus” bus station, next to the Tiburtina station, was a clearinghouse for drug trafficking at national and international level. The couriers they exploited buses of private companies, unaware of everything, for transport narcotics evading border controls.
Some of the arrests were carried out in Albania, in the city of Vlora, and are the result of the effective collaboration established with the Albanian Authority.
Thanks to collaboration with the Spanish National Police, Other arrests have been made in the city of Vilanova i la Geltrú, in the province of Barcelona.
The investigation revealed the operation of two criminal organizations transnationals in Rome: one of a Nigerian and Albanian.
Il Nigerian group he was in charge of thepurchase and distribution of large quantities of marijuana in Italy and Europe, employing young people with no criminal record, often coming from reception centres and holding temporary residence permits. The association Albanian language, instead, managed thedrug importation from the city of Vlora, doing arrive the amazing in Puglia with powerful boats e transporting it to Rome with vehicles registered to nominees or rented on a long-term basis.
The investigations also documented the use of Center for Asylum Seekers and Refugees of via della Riserva Nuova as drug depot and point of Nigerian courier recruitment. 4 people were arrested on charges of international drug trafficking.
Investigations revealed that the Albanian suppliers they would have made numerous extortion against Nigerian buyers, guilty of late payments of the drug. Investigators also hypothesize that the group Albanian criminal had weapons of war, increasing the organization's threat level.
Some citizens Italian they are under investigation because they acted as front man for the registration of vehicles used for trafficking the narcotic substance.
During the whole activity, the following were performed: 147 arrests in flagrante delicto for drug dealing and possession, kidnapped Approximately 900 kilos of marijuana, 10 kilos of hashish and several doses of heroin. 90 thousand euros also seized cash.
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