Francofonte, the Carabinieri arrest a 26-year-old armed with a pistol in the square
The activity is part of a systematic territorial control plan that the Carabinieri are conducting in order to combat the illegal circulation of firearms.
Francofonte (Siracusa), the Carabinieri arrest a 26-year-old armed with a pistol in the square
The Carabinieri of the Francofonte station and of the Operational Intervention Company of the 12th Carabinieri Regiment "Sicilia", engaged in extraordinary checks of the territory, on the evening of the Epiphany they arrested in flagrante delicto, for illegal possession of weapons and ammunition and receiving stolen goods, a 26-year-old with a police record for narcotics.
The Carabinieri checked the man while he was in Piazza Carmine Vecchio in the company of two acquaintances, during the search, a loaded pistol, caliber 9×21, and 15 bullets were found in his possession. From subsequent investigations, the weapon, which the man kept ready for use in his jacket pocket, was found to be the proceeds of a home burglary committed in 2015 in the province of Udine.
The arrested person was validated and the man was sent to the Caltagirone prison.
The activity is part of a plan for systematic control of the territory that the Carabinieri of the Augusta Company are conducting in order to combat the illegal circulation of firearms. Already on December 17, the Carabinieri of Francofonte and the Eliportato Cacciatori “Sicilia” squadron had seized four pistols with relative ammunition and arrested two 22-year-olds.
On that occasion, 200 grams of marijuana, material for packaging the doses and 600 euros believed to be the proceeds of the drug sales activity were also seized; a third young man was reported at liberty because he was considered marginally involved in the drug dealing activity.
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