Finance operation, 38 suspects and seizures for 10 million

Tuesday 07 May – 08.52

Precautionary measures against 38 suspects and seizures of over 10 million euros. the outcome of an operation conducted by the financiers of the Provincial Command of Trento who carried out an order from the investigating judge of the Court of Trento. There are 27 people in prison and 11 under mandatory residence. The precautionary measures, carried out in the provinces of Trento, Turin, Milan, Bergamo, Brescia, Bolzano, Verona, Pavia, Cremona and Livorno, were issued at the end of a detailed and complex investigation activity. Overall, the investigation involves 38 subjects, of which 36 are foreign nationals (Albanians, Tunisians, Moroccans and Portuguese), held in various capacities responsible for having participated or collaborated within two complex criminal associations which, interconnected among them, they were involved in the trafficking of narcotic substances (cocaine, hashish, marijuana and heroin), coming from other Italian regions and destined almost entirely for Trentino. The sale of the narcotic substance usually took place in Trento and Rovereto, near or inside public parks and gardens and was aimed at a dense network of customers, including young ones. Over 49 kilos of hashish, 20 of cocaine, over 5 of heroin, approximately 12 kilos of cutting substances, 1 firearm, cash for over 111,000 euros and various materials for drug packaging were seized.