Eleven people were held in custody this morning by the Cagliari investigating judge , following an investigation coordinated by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate . They are seriously suspected of being members, in various capacities, of a criminal organization that was planning to attack an armored van carrying at least 30 kilograms of gold bars.
In detail, eleven precautionary measures were carried out in prison, five of which were carried out in the province of Nuoro (five in Fonni – one is currently untraceable) and one in Arzana.
The raid, which began at dawn in the provinces of Cagliari and Nuoro, involved approximately 130 State Police officers, including Flying Squads, the Central Operations Service, the Crime Prevention Unit, canine units, the Flight Unit, and the Forensic Police.
According to the investigation, the group had identified as its target an armored van assigned to the weekly transport of gold and silver bars from a factory in San Gavino Monreale to a security company vault in the province of Arezzo . The intention was to stop the vehicle immediately after it left the factory, near the industrial area of San Gavino.
The planning for the assault was apparently developed primarily in the Cagliari area, and specifically in the municipality of San Gavino Monreale, where meetings were held to define operational strategies, divide tasks, and plan every logistical detail of the operation.
In a subsequent phase, the suspects also considered the possibility of directly targeting the vault where the valuables are stored—a structure guarded by special security guards and capable of holding quantities of precious metals worth significantly more than those transported by a single van—with an operation characterized by considerable operational complexity.
