The military of the Compagnia di Gioia Tauro, with the support of the “Calabria” heliported Squadron and the dog units of Vibo Valentia, have scored an important operation against the drug trafficking and illegal possession of exploding materialbringing to stop of a subject and to the denunciation of another.
During a targeted search, the carabinieri found Almost 80 kg of marijuanadivided into 70 bags, hidden with skill in an underground barrel at about one meter of depth in a land attributable to him. An operation that made it possible to dismantle an important shop channel in the area. The arrested was immediately conducted at the Palmi district house. But the operation did not stop there.
During the same activity, another person was reported for illegal possession of pyrotechnic material. The military discovered, within a commercial activity attributable to him, There are 23 boxes containing fireworks, for a total weight of about 15 kg. But the real surprise was found within his home: A secret room, hidden behind a bathroom wall and accessible only by moving some tiles and an ingenious mechanism made it possible to seal the room from the inside.