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A maxi marijuana plantation made up of more than 1,200 plants, for a total net weight of 1,257 kilograms, was discovered by the carabinieri of the operational nucleus of the Paterno ‘company, supported by the Cacciatori Sicilia.
Handcuffed
- Filadelfo Innao, 63, from Carlentini (Syracuse),
- Vincenzo Nicolosi, 57, of Aci Catena,
- Carmelo Russo, 53, from Misterbianco, Nunzio Cacia, 47 from Misterbianco,
- Giombattista Cacia, 81, from Misterbianco and 52, from Misterbianco: they are accused of complicity in the illicit cultivation of narcotics, as well as ‘illegal possession of ammunition’.
The soldiers intervened in an orange grove in the Bae ‘di Sotto district (owned by the 81-year-old man), in Paterno’, and discovered the six detainees while collecting the Indian hemp inflorescences. Another 52 kilos of marijuana found and seized, crammed into 14 wooden crates, as well as 120 12-gauge cartridges illegally detained. The greenhouse was equipped with professional irrigation, ventilation and drying systems. Those arrested, except the 81-year-old who ended up under house arrest because of his age, were transferred to the Catania Piazza Lanza prison.
