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Drug trafficking gang busted in Italy, 12 people arrested, most of them Albanians

Politiko 2025-06-17 14:00:14
Drug trafficking gang busted in Italy, 12 people arrested, most of them
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An anti-drug operation was recently conducted by Italian authorities, during which a gang involved in drug trafficking was busted.

Local media write that the operation took place in the Lombardy region, and as a result, 12 people were arrested, including Albanians. 

According to foreign media reports, the investigations launched in 2024, where about half a ton of marijuana and cocaine were initially seized, were recently finalized with a large-scale operation, which led to at least 12 arrests of suspects and the discovery of an abandoned warehouse on 'Via Adige', in the heart of the industrial area of ​​Villaggio Vecchio, in the region of Brescia and Pescara . 

"The investigation coordinated by the L'Aquila District Anti-Mafia Directorate and carried out by the Carabinieri Investigation Unit of the Pescara Provincial Command, documented the activity of a well-structured criminal organization, composed mainly of individuals of Albanian origin," the authorities announced after the action.

The network had its decision-making base in Abruzzo, in Montesilvano and Città Sant'Angelo, but also had operational ramifications in Lombardy, in particular in the provinces of Milan, Brescia, Varese and Cremona. The warehouse was one of the main places of cultivation of the group's marijuana.

The investigative activity led to the total seizure of 421 kg of marijuana and 2 kg of cocaine, which were seized as material evidence, while the 12 arrested persons were escorted for further procedural actions. 

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