Pescara: Large-scale "cocaine supermarket" dismantled: 15 precautionary measures against two drug-dealing families

I Carabinieri of the Investigative Unit of the Operational Department of the Provincial Command of Pescara they have carried out an important personal precautionary measure order towards 15 investigated, all held responsible for illicit trafficking and possession of narcotic substances.

The measures applied are divided as follows: 7 pre-trial detentions in prison, 4 house arrest e 4 obligations to report to the judicial police The investigation, coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Pescara, has allowed the emergence of a structured drug dealing system, managed by two families residents in the same public housing on Via Aldo MoroIn the neighborhood San Donato.

According to what was ascertained by the investigators, the two families had created a real retail cocaine trafficking activity, structured as a drug supermarket capable of serving hundreds of customers every dayThe houses were constantly monitored:
at least one person in the household he continuously manned the entrances, carrying out careful and uninterrupted surveillance activity.

Thanks to surveillance microcameras installed on the floors of the building, a continuous flow of buyers emerged, day and night, who accessed the two “drug stores” with consolidated methods. A proven system that included: careful verification of the buyer's identity, strict access protocols, cross-checks to prevent infiltration and fluid rotation of roles among family members.

The investigations have highlighted a shared management of the illicit activity, often divided between spouses, parents and children, with great operational flexibility. Investigators have documented:

• transactions initiated by one component and completed by another,

• mutual support in managing critical issues (payments, customers, supplies),

• rapid movement of drugs in case of checks or searches,

• protection of economic interests with methods typical of an organised business.

The surveillance activity, also conducted through telephone interceptions, environmental e stalking, has allowed us to identify five distinct supply channels of the narcotic, located between Pescara e MontesilvanoThe suppliers – also affected by the precautionary measures – guaranteed a continuous flow of cocaine, several times a day, necessary to support the extremely high volume of dealing. complex technical investigations they also showed full awareness, on the part of the suspects, of the investigative methods used by law enforcement. The following have been detected:

• use of encrypted messaging apps,

• appeal to SIM cards registered to third parties,

• non-verbal communication codes consolidated over time,

• targeted strategies to avoid interceptions.

A protective apparatus that testifies to the level of organization of the family association.

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