Turin: Operation “Tasca”, precautionary custody measure in prison for eight Italians
The order for the application of the precautionary custody measure in prison was carried out this morning against 8 individuals, investigated on various counts for association aimed at drug trafficking, possession and dealing of drugs, trade in anabolic substances, robbery and attempted armed robbery, receiving stolen goods, possession and illegal carrying of a common firearm.
Turin: Operation “Tasca”, precautionary custody measure in prison issued for eight Italians
In the early morning of January 14, 2025, at the conclusion of complex investigations coordinated by the Turin District Anti-Mafia Office directed by the Attorney Giovanni Bombardieri, the State Police has given execution of an order for the application of the precautionary custody measure in prison issued, at the request of the DDA, by the GIP at the Court of Turin against eight individuals, all of Italian nationality, investigated in various capacities for association aimed at drug trafficking, possession and dealing of drugs, trade in anabolic substances, robbery and attempted armed robbery, receiving stolen goods, possession and illegal carrying of a common firearm.
The order was executed by the Flying Squad and SISCO; the preventive criminal seizure of various sums of money was also carried out against two other individuals (also of Italian nationality), investigated for money laundering.. At the same time, several personal and local searches were carried out on other suspects for drug dealing and robbery.
The investigations began in October 2018 following a check in Turin of a subject who, on board his car, was hiding over 400.000 euros in two false bottoms equipped with remote controls. The subsequent investigative activities, which continued for over a year, made it possible to ascertain the existence of a real association, active in Turin and the surrounding municipalities, dedicated to drug trafficking, in particular hashish, marijuana and cocaine.
The organization had developed over time, having access to the means to transport the narcotic substance, buildings in which to meet as well as hide and store the drugs, and dedicated means of communication, such as telephones (some of which could not be intercepted) and telephone cards activated ad hoc.
During the investigations, the investigators made several findings with several arrests in flagrante and the seizure of over 30 kg of hashish and even several packages of anabolic steroid drugs. It has also been found that, in some cases, the proceeds of drug sales were credited to some PostePay cards of the two people under investigation for money laundering, with the clear aim of preventing the criminal origin of those sums.
Some of the suspects are also charged with an attempted robbery (in November 2019) against a commercial establishment in Turin and three armed robberies committed – between October and November 2019 – respectively at the post office in Strada Mongreno in Turin and two other commercial establishments in Turin and Settimo Torinese. Overall, those robberies earned the suspects approximately 15.000 Euros.
The criminal proceedings are in the preliminary investigation phase and therefore the presumption of innocence in favor of the suspects applies until the final sentence. Nonetheless, the competent Judicial Authorities, within the Ordinance implementing the precautionary measures issued against them, have identified the existence of serious evidence of guilt against all recipients of the same provisions.
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