An abusive connection to the electricity grid, made with makeshift means and intended to feed an irrigation pump on an agricultural land, cost a complaint to two people residing in Cardeto. The carabinieri of the local station discovered it, engaged in an extraordinary control service in the area in the Reggio hinterland.
During the inspection of a rural area attributable to the two suspects, the military identified a handcrafted electrical cable and underground, which started from the home of the same. The technical investigations conducted with the support of specialized personnel revealed the tampering of the counter and the presence of further abusive cables, used to directly feed a pump placed inside an agricultural shed.
The damage estimated at the detriment of the electricity supplier would amount to around 20,000 euros. The operation is part of the prevention and contrasting activities for the crimes on the territory arranged by the provincial command of the carabinieri of Reggio Calabria, which continues to maintain high attention also in the small centers of the mountain area.
The two people were reported in a state of freedom on charges of aggravated theft of electricity.