Gold bars produced at the Portovesme srl foundry in San Gavino . This was the target of the gang busted yesterday following an investigation coordinated by the Anti-Mafia Directorate. The plan was to rob the cash-in-transit van carrying 30 kilos of gold bars to Arezzo, with an estimated value of €6 million . The group was poised to strike at any moment, intending to stop the vehicle on its way to Olbia, already in the industrial zone of San Gavino. They also targeted the foundry's vault , where they would have found many more bars. The raid led to the seizure of weapons, explosives, and ten stolen vehicles, including a tow truck used in the robbery.

The names

These are the names of those arrested in yesterday's raid: Giancarlo Bassu, 51, resident of Pabillonis; Gian Michele Cadau, 56, resident of Fonni; Francesco Carta, 50, born in Sorgono and resident of Olbia; Stefano Falconi, 41, born in Reggio Emilia and resident of Fonni; Luca Montanari, 54, from San Gavino Monreale; Luigi Antonio Mulvoni, 37, resident of San Gavino but originally from Desulo, like his uncle, Roberto Mario Mulvoni, 62; Adriano Nono Poddie, 51, from Fonni; Salvatore Domenico Stochino, 42, from Arzana; and Riccardo Sulis, 27, born in Isili and resident of Villanova Tulo. Raffaele Loddo, 32, from Fonni, is currently unaccounted for.