Turin: He holds 126 kg of explosive material, 48-year-old reported

The State Police reported a 48-year-old Italian citizen for possession of explosive material and for the illegal manufacture and trade of the same. The investigation activity, carried out on the initiative of personnel from the Administrative and Social Police Division of the Police Headquarters, led to the identification of the man who illegally held pyrotechnic material in his condominium in Luserna San Giovanni.

Arousing particular suspicion among the police They were large packages, completely wrapped in black nylon, delivered by an unsuspecting courier and left in the lobby of an apartment building. The packages bore the name of a man, resident in the building, who was found to work as a cook in a penitentiary institution in the province. When the recipient returned to his home, The police discovered that the packages contained pyrotechnic devices so dangerous that they were forced to carry out a thorough search of the man's house and cellar, which led to the discovery of over 120 kg of explosive material.

Among the pyrotechnic material present were 6 spherical bombs and two “Neapolitan” chains, particularly dangerous devices not only for the quantity of gunpowder used and for having been produced in unauthorised and uncertified places, but also because capable of producing what is called a “sympathetic explosion” which occurs when the explosion of a single device instantly triggers all the other nearby devices causing a mass explosion.

Among the material subjected to I also seized some rockets, purchased online by the man, but which due to their explosive power could only be purchased by people in possession of a gun license from authorized shops and in possession of a prefectural license. The criminally relevant conduct is currently being examined by the Turin Public Prosecutor's Office.

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