The Carabinieri of the Compagnia di Bianco have executed a decree of preventive seizure of assets, aimed at confiscation, issued by the Court of Reggio Calabria, Prevention Measures Section, in respect of the assets attributable to a person originally from San Luca, currently detained in prison and considered by the investigators to be an important figure in the context of local and international organized crime.
The provision is part of the broader context of the investigation called “Eureka”, which brought to light a complex transnational organization dedicated to international drug trafficking. According to the investigative findings, the recipient of the measure would have held a top role within the association, active in the importation of large quantities of cocaine from the main producing countries of South America and in the subsequent sorting of the drug to various European countries, with the port of Gioia Tauro as the main logistical hub.
Following the investigative activity, the Bianco Carabinieri carried out in-depth economic and financial investigations, aimed at reconstructing the consistency and origin of the financial resources attributable to the family unit of the interested party. The investigations would have highlighted a significant disproportion between the assets identified and the income formally declared to the tax authorities, bringing to light, according to the accusatory hypothesis underlying the provision, elements considered indicative of the reuse of capital of illicit origin.
During the operation, various assets were seized, with a total value estimated at approximately 150 thousand euros.. In particular, the soldiers of the Carabinieri affixed the seals to an apartment, a car, a share in an ice cream parlor believed to be attributable to the same subject through third party names, two current accounts and eight postal savings bonds..