The judge for preliminary investigations at the Court of Catanzaro, in acceptance of the application presented by the lawyer Luigi Luppino, granted house arrest a Francesco Cimino, 53 years, for incompatibility with the prison regime. The man was imprisoned at the Palmi District House from 7 November 2024 since investigated for the crime of association aimed at illegal trafficking of drugs.
The “Artemis” operation dates back to November 2024 when the carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Catanzaro have executed a precautionary custody order against 59 suspects, issued by the investigating judge of Catanzaro, at the request of the District Anti -Mafia Directorate, on the basis of the deemed existence of serious indications in relation to the crimes DThe ‘Ndranghetistico type associations, criminal association aimed at drug traffickingI, also aggravated by the mafia methods and purposes, and other numerous crimes in the field of cultivation, detention, and marketing of drugs. The alleged partnership, according to the investigators, was operational in the territories of Lamezia Terme and in the municipalities at the turn of the provinces of Catanzaro and Vibo Valentia.