13 kg of drugs seized, three arrests and others reported

13 kg of drugs were seized, three arrests and others were reported. These, in short, are the results of the high-impact joint operation, carried out yesterday, in Foggia.

The activities ended late in the afternoon yesterday. In action, under the coordination of the Foggia Prosecutor’s Office, more than 100 men and women of police, carabinieri and financial police who, with the help of their respective special departments, carried out a vast operation aimed at counteracting the resurgence of the episodes. criminals registered in the last days in the capital Dauno.

The numerous searches and ‘carpeted’ controls carried out in sensitive areas of the city center led to the discovery and seizure of some 13 kg of cocaine, hashish and marijuana, as well as numerous robbery tools, stolen goods of various kinds, resulting from criminal actions , against 5 perpetrators, of which 3 were arrested in flagrante delicto for the crime of drug trafficking.

In particular, in the Carmine Vecchio neighborhood, a 50-year-old citizen of Foggia was arrested and found in possession of more than 700 grams of marijuana, 60 grams of cocaine, tools for cutting and packaging the drug, 22 cell phones, more than 100 tools . robbery, hidden in the fridge, as well as 5 identity cards and credit cards subject to armed robbery.

In the historic center, on the other hand, an Italian in his 30s was arrested, already subjected to home arrest for drug offenses, found in possession of about 200 grams of hashish, 10 grams of cocaine, a precision digital hanger. and drug packaging material.

In the vicinity of the San Lorenzo district, a 21-year-old young man was found in possession of 200 grams of cocaine, 11.5 kg of marijuana, various material for cutting the drug and other material of investigative interest. In addition, the helicopter of the Bari Aera Section of the financial police, which helped ensure the safety of the operators of the three police forces, identified, hidden in a canal near Borgo Mezzanone, 7 cars, allegedly stolen. and 2 burned corpses.

The efforts of the judicial authorities of the Capitanata and the police forces continue incessantly to counteract the resurgence of criminal phenomena that occur in the city and throughout the province, to protect the honest community.