Drug dealers in Italy were thwarted by police after thinking they could sneak a reference to the popular “John Wick” franchise from previous authorities.
According to TMZ, Italian police made an arrest after discovering a shipment of hundreds of coffee beans that were meticulously broken, filled with cocaine, and then resealed with dark brown tape. The criminals could have gotten away with their risky tactic if it hadn’t been for a reference to the second film in the three-part franchise that caught the attention of investigators.
Apparently, the name on the shipment was Santino D’Antonio, which turns out to be the name of the main villain in “John Wick: Chapter 2”.
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Riccardo Scamarcio played the Italian criminal boss who forces the main character of Keanu Reeves to murder his sister against Wick’s best judgment. As IndieWire notes, the decision to plant a reference to the film was particularly foolish as it was quite successful internationally, earning approximately $ 2 million at the Italian box office.
A reference to the ‘John Wick’ film franchise helped Italian police catch some drug dealers.
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The cocaine-filled beans were shipped from Medellín, in Colombia, to the Milan Malpensa airport. The package was directed to a tobacco shop in Florence, where the police arrested a 50-year-old man who came to collect it. In total, TMZ reports that the 2 kg. The package contained 150 grams of cocaine powder spread over approximately 500 beans.
The police reportedly called the operation “Caffe ‘Scorretto”, which roughly translates to “Inappropriate Coffee”. The term plays on the name of a popular Italian drink, Cafe ‘Corretto.
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“John Wick: Chapter 2” hit theaters in 2017 after the surprising success of its predecessor. A third installment titled, “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” came out in 2019 and a fourth installment of the action franchise was announced for 2022.
However, with the coronavirus pandemic shutting down most major film productions and Reeves already on board for a fourth “Matrix” movie, it is unknown when fans will see John Wick in action again.
