Taranto, they were dealing drugs inside a fruit and vegetable market: a 49-year-old and a 33-year-old arrested

The State Police arrested two subjects in flagrante delicto, a 49 year old deemed presumed responsible for the crime of possession for the purpose of trafficking of narcotic substances, illegal possession of a weapon and receiving stolen goods, and a 33-year-old allegedly responsible for the crime of possession of narcotic substances for the purpose of dealing, each of the two with different conduct and not in competition with each other.

During the performance of services aimed at identifying and combating the phenomenon of drug dealing of narcotic substances, after careful info-investigative activity, the Falcons of the Flying Squad they have collected useful elements to believe that, inside a city fruit and vegetable market, were a thriving drug dealing business was started.

In location monitoring services, indeed, investigators noticed some young people, known drug users, confabulate inside the market with another young man, also already known to the police for crimes relating to drug dealing. During during the same stakeouts, the police also identified another individual, whose task consisted of "keep watch", during the evening and night hours, the market area which, during his "tour of duty", he was approached by known hirers.

The personal search gave the desired results. In bag worn by the 49-year-old, The agents they found a casing of heat-sealed cellophane containing 8 doses of cocaine with a total weight of approximately 2,5 grams; un second heat-sealed cellophane wrapper containing another 8 doses of cocaine with a total weight of approximately 2 grams; a precision scale, fully functional and two other cellophane wrappers containing respectively 0,20 grams of cocaine and 0,40 grams of hashish. In addition to this, Two sets of keys were found in the purse, one relating to a house and the other to the car with which he had arrived at the market.

Hidden inside the car were a cellophane bag containing cocainefor a total gross weight of approximately 30 grams; a precision scale; a semi-automatic pistol with abraded serial number complete with magazine supplied with eight cartridges and a further 20 cartridges inside a cardboard box, while a further 2 cartridges were found in the house.

The the search of the 33-year-old had positive results. Near the counter where he had been seen bending over, it was found a pack of cigarettes containing 5 pieces of hashish weighing approximately 9 grams, while I am at his home A block of hashish weighing approximately 26 grams was found, the sum of 1630 euros, a precision balance, a smartphone and material for packaging the doses.

All material found was seized and, having transmitted the documents to the competent Judicial Authority, both men were arrested.