The financiers of the Provincial Command of Catania – in collaboration with the Central Organized Crime Investigation Service (Scico), the Aeronavale Operational Command of Practice of Sea and the Aeronaval Operational Department of Palermo – conducted the anti -drug operation that allowed to identify e seize 150 kg of marijuana and stop 2 subjects in a boat in the sea mirror in front of the Aeolian islands.
They were aboard the small sailing ship which, in following the tourist route, was turned to move somewhat suspiciously, avoiding unwary approach to other boats and, at the same time, proceeding at a sustained speed towards Milazzo.
The vessel was therefore proceeded to intercept in order to proceed with in -depth control. The inspection led to light 7 large bagshidden in some “subcoperate” watertight compartments, each from the weight of over 21.5 kgcharacterized by the particular care of the packaging, probably aimed at avoiding water infiltrations in order to preserve its content. In the light of the peculiar methods of packaging and the anomalous size of the hills, their opening was provided, finding the presence of numerous transparent envelopes under vacuum, containing Skunk type marijuana.
As a result of the discovery of the large load of Narcotic, informed the Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto prosecutor, was carried out: the seizure of the huge load of narcotic, consisting of a total of 126 thermosalized envelopes, as well as the sailing boat used for transport; The arrest, in the act of crime, of the 2 crew members (a Spanish man and a Colombian woman) held responsible.