Matera, 49-year-old tries to extort 500 euros from a shopkeeper by pretending to be armed.

The Carabinieri of Matera have a 49-year-old man arrested on charges of attempted extortion and possession of drugs for the purpose of dealing. The man, already known to the police and subjected to special surveillance with obligation to remain in residence, was arrested red-handed.

Il 49enne he had gone to a Matera shop e, pretending to be armed, Has 500 euros requested, threatening the owner of beat him if he did not deliver the money in the following days.

in early hours of the next day, the man returned to the vicinity of the shop, again pretending to have a weapon hidden under clothing. Frightened, the merchant barricaded in the premises and has called the Carabinieri.

While the military were on site to collect the victim's testimony, the 49enne he entered the shop, coming stopped and identified.

Following further investigations, the Carabinieri decided to carry out a house search, during which no weapons were found, but some were found 30 grams of hashish, a precision balance e packaging material.

Thanks to the testimonies collected and to thevideo surveillance image acquisition, 49enne was arrested and was transferred to the Matera prison.