A rural cottage, isolated and apparently uninhabited, transformed into a clandestine cocaine refinery. This is what the Carabinieri of the Compagnia di Gioia Tauro discovered, supported by the “Calabria” Eliportato Squadron, during a search of conduct In the territory of the Municipality of Rizziconiin the heart of the plain.
Inside the property, the military found Over 100 kilograms of pure cocainedivided into loaves and hidden with extreme appraisal in an intercapine obtained in the attic and sealed with wall material. The quantity seized, according to the first estimates, once cut and distributed on the illegal market, could have generated profits for beyond three million eurosfeeding a drug trafficking chain with potentially international branches.
But the discovery of the amazing substance is only one of the important elements that emerged during the operation. Inside the same farmhouse, in fact, it was identified a chemical laboratory Perfectly equipped, with precision tools, chemical compounds, high temperature ovens, protective suits, masks and everything necessary for the processing and refining of raw cocaine.
Captain Nicola De Maio, commander CC company of Gioia Tauro
A structured and highly professional structure, which confirms that the property was not intended only for drug storage, but represented a nerve center for the transformation and packaging of the substance, ready to supply large -scale shops. The refinery, obtained in a secluded agricultural area but strategically close to important communication routes, once again demonstrates the ability of criminal organizations to camouflage illegal activities in rural and apparently anonymous contexts.