Joint operation between the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Finanza: 8 arrests and 23 searches in Brescia, Bergamo, and Verona.

In the provinces of Brescia, Bergamo and Verona, military personnel from the Brescia Investigative Unit and Desenzano del Garda Company, supported by the territorially competent departments, have executed a precautionary measure, issued by GIP of Brescia at the request of the local DDA, towards 8 investigated (4 in prison, 4 under house arrest), held responsible, in various capacities, for attempted murder, attempted robbery, illegal possession and carrying of weapons, criminal conspiracy for the purpose of drug dealing.

Le investigations were started by the Investigative Unit of Brescia and the local Company on the evening of March 1, 2024, in Montichiari (BS), when a entrepreneur it was attacked by several disguised people while he was closing the gate of his company specialized in the disposal of ferrous materials and metals.

In the circumstance, One of the attackers fired eight shots from a 9mm caliber gun., 6 of which they hit the victim to lower limbs, arms and abdomen. The man, life threatening, was rushed to the hospital, where, after a long hospitalization, he was discharged. The results of the investigative activity they allowed:

• Identifying an Albanian criminal which one is presumed material perpetrator of the attempted murder, in competition with others yet to be identified, presumably on behalf of third parties for a huge unpaid debt on the part of the victim;

• Collect evidence on involvement of an Italian repeat offender, arrested during the investigation for illegal possession of firearms (2 pistols and 4 rifles) and ammunition of various types;

• Ascertain relationships between the aforementioned Albanian criminal e a municipal police officer from Desenzano del Garda (BS) which would be the promoter and the organizer, in competition with a entrepreneur from Bergamo e some Moroccan subjects, a criminal conspiracy dedicated to cocaine trafficking, operating mainly in the Brescia municipality.

During the operation, they were 23 further searches were carried out against other defendants in the same proceedings, not subject to restrictive measures.

simultaneously, Financial Guard soldiers of the ICO Central Service and Economic and Financial Police Unit of Brescia, with the support of “cash dog” canine units, have 19 searches were carried out in the provinces of Brescia Milano, Bergamo, Verona, Mantua, Ferrara and Rovigo, aimed at corroborating criminal hypotheses related to criminal tax offences.

During the economic and patrimonial investigations, the financiers have reconstructed the existence of two criminal groups dedicated to theissue of invoices for non-existent operations for a total value of over 450.000 euros. In detail:

• Il first group he saw the municipal policeman in the role of intermediary for the 'entrepreneur from Bergamo, with the aim of find fictitious tax documentation through one paper company managed by Brescia criminals of the construction sector;

• Il second group, consisting of the same Orobic entrepreneur with four other accomplices, issued false invoices through paper companies in Ferrara, in favor of two companies from Brescia, retaining as compensation theVAT due.

even the NAS of Brescia participated in the operations, carrying out searches on three targets related to possession, transfer and sale of anabolic substances (doping).