ROME (ITALPRESS) – From the first light of dawn, on the delegation of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Velletri, the Carabinieri of the Velletri Company, in the provinces of Rome, Viterbo, Frosinone, Rieti, Latina and Chieti, with the support of the commands of Arms territorially competent, are implementing an order for the application of precautionary measures – issued by the GIP at the Court of Velletri – against 33 people, mostly Italian (of which 5 women), – 11 recipients of precautionary custody in prison and 22 under house arrest – seriously suspected, in various capacities, of the crimes of detention for the purpose of dealing narcotic substances, extortion and undue access to devices suitable for communication by detained subjects.
Sixteen of the people targeted by today’s precautionary measures are already detained in prison. The detailed and complex investigation carried out by the Carabinieri of the Operational Unit of the Velletri Company has made it possible to collect serious indications of guilt in relation to various episodes of drug dealing within the Velletri prison (in addition to two episodes of extortion, for beatings and threats suffered by one of the suspects and some family members, for unpaid supplies of narcotic substances), committed between January and June 2023 within the aforementioned penal institution for a turnover of approximately €80,000. During the investigation, circumstantial elements emerged regarding the presence of a tested system, aimed at the entry into the prison of the narcotic, both cocaine and hashish, which was hidden, together with vacuum-packed foodstuffs and basic necessities, at the inside of packages intended for prisoners, sent via couriers and once inside the facility also transferred to third parties. Drug orders were paid for by top-ups on prepaid cards by the inmates’ children, wives, girlfriends, brothers, grandparents, uncles and friends. It should be noted that the proceeding is in the preliminary investigation phase, therefore the suspects are to be considered innocent until a possible final sentence. (ITALPRESS).Photo: Carabinieri Roma xp5/trl/red 21-May-24 13:47 .
