Como, Operation "High Impact": extraordinary joint inspections, reports, and seizures.

Following the decisions taken at the CPOSP meeting held by the Prefect of the Province of Como Corrado Conforto Galli on 16 September and the subsequent Technical Table held at the Police Headquarters, a targeted extraordinary territorial control service called “Alto Impatto” has been set up.

The activity, of a general preventive nature, It was aimed at protecting sensitive Italian and foreign targets in the Como area and province, affecting the municipalities of Porlezza, Gera Lario, Domaso, Menaggio, Cantù, Mariano Comense, Erba, Ronago, and Ponte Chiasso. This service included patrols from the Como Police Headquarters, the Administrative and Security Police Division, the DIGOS (Italian Special Operations Unit), patrols from the Flying Squad, the Railway Police, the Como Ponte Chiasso Border Police Sector, the Como Cyber ​​Security Operations Unit, and the Como Highway Police Section. Simultaneously, Carabinieri officers, along with a canine unit and a contingent from the Carabinieri "Cacciatori" Helicopter Squadron from Sicily, operated aboard the helicopter of the Carabinieri Helicopter Unit from Orio Al Serio (BG), the Guardia di Finanza (Italian Financial Police) with a canine unit, and the Local Police Forces from Como, Erba, and Cantù.

During the service, the following were carried out: agents of the Como State Police, together with the agents of the Local Police, 75 car checks, 241 identifications, 21 of which with police records.

Furthermore, 6 checkpoints have been set up in strategic areas of the city, from Via Anzani, to Via Leoni, paying particular attention to the green areas of the area, as well as to the Como San Giovanni station and some public establishments of Via Pasquale Paoli (Como) and in which approximately 40 people were identified, some of whom had police records.

The Como Cyber ​​Security Operational Section, in today's High Impact activity, provided its contribution by carrying out an inspection of a commercial business for the repair and sale of mobile phones, telephone SIM cards and money transfer services in Via Milano in Como, which led to the shop owner, a 30-year-old Pakistani, being charged at liberty with impersonation and forgery, as he was responsible for activating 65 telephone numbers in the names of over 15 foreigners, who were unaware of it.

The Section of Como Traffic Police, Has 34 people were identified, 4 of whom had previous police records, and 1 was issued a fine for failure to comply with the Highway Code due to the lack of registration and driving documents.

Il The Carabinieri Provincial Command of Como, with their canine unit, together with a helicopter from the Carabinieri Helicopter Unit of Orio al Serio (BG) and a team from the "Sicilia" Helicopter Squadron, carried out 15 checkpoints, identified 107 people, 11 of whom had a police record, carried out checks on 97 vehicles, seized 2, and issued 7 reports for traffic violations. Two driving licenses were withdrawn, along with the attached registration documents, and one provision was issued for irregularities on national territory, with one order being issued. of the Police Chief of Como Marco Calì to leave the national territory within 7 days against an illegal non-EU citizen in the country. 2 administrative sanctions for possession of narcotic substances. They were also, Eight establishments were inspected, and some were fined €3000 for non-compliance with food hygiene regulations. Local police forces from Erba, Cantù, Menaggio, and Porlezza also participated in the operation.

The Guardia di Finanza officers, who served specifically in the municipalities of Domaso, Gera Lario, Mariano Comense, Ronago, Ponte Chiasso, and Maslianico, along with their canine unit, carried out 13 checkpoints, fully inspecting 80 vehicles, including cars and motorcycles. They identified 120 people, nine of whom had criminal records, and issued five administrative fines, seizing 3.5 grams of narcotics, including cocaine, cannabinoids, and opiates.

The operation is part of a broader strategy to monitor the territory aimed at to ensure the safety of citizens and the protection of sensitive targets in the current international context.