Ravenna, July 3, 2024 – Drugssome containing hormoneswhich subtracted and then he was reselling. But also small ones sums stolen from colleagues’ clothing left in the locker room. A few doses of hashish sold off piecemeal.
And also food stamps which he had benefited from despite being absent for illness, holiday o rest. And store 34 year old man from Ravenna employed in a pharmaceutical warehouse Ravenna Pharmacies Ltd.was arrested last Friday by the Carabinieri of the Investigative Unit on charges of aggravated theft, receiving stolen goods, unauthorized practice of medicine and supply of narcotics.
The man, already burdened by a oral warning and from a provision Daspo because he was involved in the riots at the match Ravenna football against the Pratoaccording to the investigations coordinated by the PM Francesca Buganè Pedrettifrom the beginning of 2024 – for the investigating judge Andrea Galanti the thefts could have started as early as October 2023 -, was the protagonist, within the workplace, of anomalous behaviors that aroused the suspicion of the employers who, also in consideration of the particularity of the drugs stored in the warehouse, immediately turned to the Carabinieri.
In particular it had been the director of the LLC made the first reportfollowed by five other additional reports. After shadowing, observations, wiretaps and hidden cameras both in his car and at his workplace, numerous episodes emerged relating to the subtraction of products of various kinds from the pharmaceutical warehouse in what the investigating judge described as a parasitic and unfaithful activity of removing drugs and other products conducted with habitual vigor.
Referring to theft of free-to-use trademarksthe hypothesis of the crime of aggravated theft has been identified. And in the list drawn up by the investigators, here appear for example products such as ‘Night Lines’ e ’Lines Ali’. While for some particularly sensitive drugs (see those containing hormones), the crime of transfer of narcotic substances or of abusive practice of the medical profession in relation to the absence of prescriptions has been hypothesized. In this case, just to mention a few examples, there are Testovirus e Tostovistestosterone-based drugs; Xanas; Lorazepam; e Cialis.
During the checks, the following also emerged: thefts of small sums of money inside the changing room of the warehouse: mostly a few euros, even in coins. The charges brought against the 34-year-old also include some transfer of hashish to people from Ravenna; lastly the man was also investigated for fraud because he had unduly benefited, on 24 occasions between February 2022 and last January, from meal vouchers provided by his employer even though he was not present on those days.
The day of the arrestthe soldiers, busy following him, began to notice something suspicious around 9. Then they saw him leave work around 2.30 pm and pedal towards via Podgora with a bulky backpack on his shoulders. Shortly after he was blocked. Upon request, the man opened the backpack revealing its contents: 10 packs of Testovis which were immediately seized.
An arrest validated on Monday morning following the hearing during which the 34-year-old – defended by the lawyer Philip Bianchini – in front of the investigating judge he exercised the right to remain silent. The judge, at the request of the prosecution, therefore applied preventive detention in prison. The defense said it was ready to appeal to the review to request a more attenuated measure.
