He had set up his operational base in the cemetery of Sava , in the province of Taranto , where weapons were also hidden in the niches : a criminal organization dedicated to drug trafficking was routed by the carabinieri.
There are 19 people accused, for various reasons, of criminal association aimed at drug trafficking , detention for the purpose of drug dealing, carrying and illegal possession of common firearms and receiving stolen goods. The precautionary custody order was carried out in the provinces of Taranto, Brindisi, Lecce, Bari and also in Nuoro , with the help of 130 carabinieri.
The drug, according to what was reported in the restrictive provision, was purchased in Francavilla Fontana, in the Brindisi area, by "subjects evidently well integrated in the narcotics sector" and peddled in the municipalities on the eastern side of Tarantino - even in full lockdown - thanks to a large group of pushers.
The alleged criminal association allegedly "reconverted the Sava cemetery into the group's logistical operational base, where meetings with suppliers and pushers would take place, safe from prying eyes".
In that place, writes the investigating judge in the ordinance, "then the calculations of the proceeds of the drug dealing activity, the division of the profits and on some occasions even the cutting of the drug would have taken place".
Two of the suspects allegedly concealed illegally held weapons in an empty niche , owned by an unsuspecting family. Inside the niche, the investigators found 3 rifles, one of which was a pump, and various ammunition, including for pistols , which were found to have been stolen on subsequent investigations.
One of the suspects, after a long period of detention, having regained his freedom, "had immediately - it is said in the precautionary measure - taken over the reins of the criminal activities of his territory", "strengthened by his criminal charisma".
During the period in which he was confined to prison, the man "would have forced other criminal groups present in the south-eastern territory of the province of Taranto to 'stop', not allowing them to be able to manage any criminal traffic, linked to drug dealing, unless under his direct control.
(Unioneonline/vl)
