Val d'Agri: Carabinieri conduct extraordinary checks, resulting in 5 reports and seizures.

In the framework of one operational strategy aimed at ensuring real and perceived safety through a widespread and constant presence in the territory, and under the direct coordination of the Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Potenza, Viggiano Company, led by Captain Giovanni De Tommaso, completed late in the evening of November 30, 2025 un complex extraordinary control service extended to the whole Val d'Agri.

The operation, conducted through the synergic use of the resources of the Dependent stations and Operational and Mobile Radio Unit, has allowed a stringent monitoring of the main communication arteries and inhabited centers, producing tangible results in combating widespread illegality.

In this context, the military of the Operational and Mobile Radio Unit, operating on multiple fronts, have three individuals reported at large for various violations:

• un 49-year-old originally from Pescara, caught driving in an evident state of alcoholic intoxication with a confirmed rate of 1,13 g/l, which was achieved license withdrawal and entrusting the vehicle to third parties;

• un 39-year-old from the province of Taranto, stopped without documents and already burdened by license revocation, who attempted to evade control by providing false generalities corresponding to those of a family member, therefore answering for false identity statements in addition to the administrative disputes of the case;

• un 46-year-old from Policoro (MT), result positive for cannabinoids first to the saliva test and subsequently to the clinical examinations at theVilla d'Agri Hospital, a circumstance which led to the withdrawal of the driving license and seizure of the vehicle for the purposes of confiscation.

In parallel, the investigative activity of the Carabinieri Station of Viggiano allowed to report for conspiracy to defraud a 43enne and an 26enne of Province of Syracuse, who, simulating a stay at a local accommodation facility, have misled the manager getting him to approve an online transaction that turned out to be a charge to him instead of a credit.

On the front of the fight against narcotics, the military of the Brienza Station have reported to the Prefecture which hirer a 27-year-old originally from Gambia, found in possession of hashish following a personal and home search.

The final balance of the service recorded the control of 70 motor vehicles andidentification of 91 people, With the '8 traffic violations were issued, withdrawal of 4 driving documents, seizure of 3 vehicles andexecution of 7 searches.

How much has been put in place, thanks to the diligent use of resources, highlight the top management of the Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Potenza, constitutes the concrete manifestation of the daily dedication of the women and men of the Carabinieri to protect thepublic order and citizen safety.