Rome: He supplemented his unemployment check by dealing drugs, wholesaler and courier arrested.

He had lost his job but, although he felt theunemployment benefit, he kept himself “busy” as drug supplier, placed through social media thanks to his trusted couriers.

The doses of the drug were ordered through instant messaging platforms and sent directly to your home via courier. A real online drug dealing market, discovered and dismantled by investigators of the Colombo police station, who had been monitoring a 35 year old Albanian active in the neighborhood Garbatella and in the surrounding areas.

The Police Blitz

The operation started a few mornings ago, when the officers followed the suspect to the parking lot of a supermarket, where his trusted friend was waiting for him. drug courier.

The police witnessed the exchange: an envelope containing drugs passed from the hands of the courier to those of the wholesaler, in exchange for a sum of money. At that point the blitz was triggered. The 35-year-old, in an attempt to evade the control, tried to hide the envelope in his jacket, but the gesture did not escape the investigators, who recovered 100 heat-sealed wraps containing cocaine and crack ready for distribution.

Despite the evidence, the man attempted to justify himself, claiming that the money he received was the repayment of a loan.

The kidnapping and arrest

The next house search confirmed the illegal business: in his home were found 600 grams of drug between crack and cocaine, precision scales, packaging material and a notebook with sales details. Also, in a sealed container Vacuum, they were hidden 40 thousand euros in cash.

Il wholesaler and courier, caught red-handed, were arrested for possession and dealing of drugs. The judge validated the actions of the State Police and ordered the 35-year-old the precautionary measure of house arrest.