He tried to “supply” the relative in prison with drugs during the meeting in prison. But the attempt did not go unnoticed by the Penitentiary Police, who noticed the suspicious movements and intervened, seizing a total of 33 grams of hashish, 22 grams of cocaine and one gram of marijuana.
Luca Fais, secretary for Sardinia of the Autonomous Union of Penitentiary Police , reported the episode: «During the prison visit – explains Fais – the woman took off the narcotic substance hidden in her bra and hid it inside a bag of chips, which was then taken by the prisoner to be hidden inside a bandage on his arm . This very anomalous behavior, however, did not escape the attention of the Penitentiary Police personnel who, at the end of the interview, proceeded to seize the narcotics».
But this is not the only seizure that has taken place in the penitentiary in recent days. "A second operation - continues Fais - was carried out yesterday with the seizure of 34 grams of cocaine hidden in the common areas of the laundry".
"The two operations - adds Fais - are the result of constant investigative work that continues to be carried out with excellent results by the staff of the Uta institute, despite the serious staff shortage and the difficult working conditions resulting from the exponential increase in the number of inmates that overcrowd the prison that currently contains 750 inmates compared to a maximum capacity of 500".
The general secretary of Sappe, Donato Capece, instead highlights that «in Italian prisons, approximately 30% of inmates are drug addicts and even more than 20% of foreigners have drug problems and that despite the fact that Italy is a country whose legal system is characterized by cutting-edge legislation regarding the possibility that drug addicts can serve their sentences outside, there are a great many drug addicts detained in prison».
(Online Union)
