The carabinieri of the Company of Manfredonia, in the province of Foggia, carried out a precautionary custody order, issued by the investigating judge of the Court of the Daunian capital at the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, against 8 people (all Italian, of which 7 were recipients of the custody in prison and 1 under house arrest), held responsible in various capacities for drug dealing and extortion.
The investigative activity, coordinated by the Prosecutor’s Office, represents the continuation of a further investigation by the Company, which had led, in February 2022, to the execution of a precautionary measure against three people accused of drug dealing.
The operation documented, from January to August 2023, a flourishing trafficking of cocaine and hashish, sold both wholesale and retail in the city of Manfredonia, as well as ascertaining the use of violence and threats of retaliation by a suspect against two victims, for the collection of a debt of over 2 thousand euros accrued for the purchase of drugs, then paid in at least two tranches.
During the investigations, two people were arrested for possession of narcotic substances for the purpose of dealing and 7 users were reported to the Prefecture of Foggia.
