LATIANO – Ten people, three of whom are from the province of Brindisi, between 24 and 40 years old, are under investigation for the crimes of illicit possession and dealing of narcotic substances – such as methadone, ketamine, hashish and marijuana – as well as for the possession of false identities and self-laundering. The other seven suspects are originally from the province of Bari.
The investigations are carried out by the Carabinieri of the Compagnia di San Vito dei Normanni and the Cryptocurrency section of Rome of the Carabinieri Anti-Counterfeiting Command with the coordination of the Brindisi Prosecutor’s Office.
The soldiers of the Carabinieri carried out a preventive seizure decree issued by the investigating judge at the Court of Brindisi against two of the main suspects, sums of money and values consisting of virtual currency (cryptocurrencies), active balances present on ten prepaid cards attributable to them, for a total amount of 3,300 euros.
These subjects, through the use of messaging applications, would have managed a virtual drug dealing center capable of supplying customers resident throughout Italy with postal services and upon payment with top-ups on prepaid cards or bank transfers.
Between March and September 2022, through the analysis of IT platforms, 150 sales of narcotic substances were detected. Furthermore, the alleged logistics and sorting base for the various narcotic substances was identified in Latiano.
Between 15 March 2021 and 4 March 2022, the suspects allegedly used the resulting money in financial and speculative investment operations in cryptocurrencies (virtual currency/bitcoin), through cash transfers for a total amount of 30,633.99 euros.
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