Extortion, drugs and weapons: raids in the Agro Nocerino

The Carabinieri of the Territorial Department of Lower Nocera they are executing a precautionary custody order issued by the investigating judge of the Court of Nocera Inferiore at the request of the Prosecutor’s Office. The recipients of the provision are, for various reasons, under investigation for drug dealing, attempted extortion, injuries, illegal possession of weapons and undue access to devices suitable for communication by detained individuals.

The prosecutor’s office has ordered the precautionary custody in prison of 4 people and the non-custodial precautionary measure, against 4 others subjects, affected by the residence ban in the Campania region for two and in the municipality of Castel San Giorgio for one as well as the obligation to reside in the municipality of Nocera Superiore for another. Those arrested are held responsible in various capacities for attempted extortion, possession and dealing of narcotic substances, possession and carrying of common gun and war weapons (Kalashnikov) committed between June 2021 and July 2022. The operation involved Nocera Superiore, Saint Joseph VesuvianCastel San Giorgio, ScafatiNocera Inferiore and another municipality in the national territory in which one of the interested parties is confined for another reason in a penitentiary institution.

The precautionary measure establishes the existence of a predominantly family-run drug dealing square, initially present in the area of ​​Nocera Superiore, then moved to Castel San Giorgio to the home of three of the suspects. The precautionary measure detects serious indications of guilt acquired during the criminal proceedings (with the operation called “Civic 17”), originating from the arrest in flagrante delicto of D.M.V., 36 year old from Nocera Superiore, found in possession of cocaine and hashish (for a total weight of 22 grams divided into doses in addition to a sum of money that proceeds from the activity). The subject of the investigation was a woman, C.E.52 years old from Nocera Inferiore but actually domiciled between Castel San Giorgio and Nocera Superiore, who, also held responsible for an attempt to extortion aimed at recovering a sum of money from drug dealing per minute of cocaine and crack conducted with the aforementioned partner.

As a result of the first arrest, she was the one who managed the “itinerant” drug dealing place, making use of her children and operating mainly in the municipalities of Nocera Superiore, RoccapiemonteCastel San Giorgio, San Severino market e Cava de’ Tirreni. Contributing to the same were some condominium owners of the Castel San Giorgio house who, unknown to the police because they had no criminal record, took care of storing, cutting and packaging the drugs, selling them when necessary.

During the investigations, some initiative interventions were carried out which allowed the discovery and seizure of various narcotics (on one occasion 105 grams of cocaine, equal to 483 doses) in the possession of some of the suspects. The computer analysis of the smartphone found in the possession of one of today’s arrestees also demonstrated that he illegally possessed several firearms, including at least one tide gun Glock Model 17 and three Kalashnikov submachine guns.