LSD, methamphetamines, cocaine, hashish, marijuana, ecstasy but also semi-automatic pistols, ammunition and silencers: these are just some of the products that the Guardia di Finanza of the Provincial Command of Grosseto, after careful monitoring of the web, found for sale through a Telegram channel, active in Follonica, which had over 2,700 subscribers. The soldiers of the Follonica Company, following the widespread economic control of the territory, also carried out assiduously on the web, have identified a real online market of illegality, reachable through the well-known instant messaging application, which allowed one to consult a vast catalog virtual complete with prices, images and demonstration videos of the products on the market. The digital store also advertised temporary promotions and provided continuous updates on the availability of goods. The channel, opened in July last year, was active 7 days a week and promised 24-hour deliveries throughout Italy, in the city of Follonica even within 25 minutes of completing the order. Payments to be made strictly via cryptocurrencies or playing cards to promote anonymity and limit the traceability of movements. Following the investigations, which were also completed through delicate ”technological stalking” activities, the Telegram channel which came under the scrutiny of the Fiamme Gialle was subjected to seizure at the order of the investigating judge at the Court of Grosseto, so as to avoid the of dangerous illegal activity.
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