A real weapons cache, hidden in an isolated rural area of the Gioia Tauro plain, was discovered and seized by the Guardia di Finanza of Reggio Calabria during a territorial control operation.
The operation
The intervention is part of a broader mechanism to prevent and combat organized crime, launched by the Provincial Command of the Fiamme Gialle to deal with the dangerous and widespread availability of weapons in the province of Reggio Calabria. The activity follows other similar operations recently conducted in the area.
The discovery
During a patrol, a patrol noticed the anomalous presence of a plastic drum partially emerging from the ground in an area that was difficult to access. The heavy rains of the previous days had in fact caused the upper part of the container to emerge, making the military suspicious.
The seized arsenal
Inside the trunk, carefully buried in the ground, a large arsenal was found:
9 semi-automatic pistols,
4 drum guns,
3 machine guns,
some of which are equipped with a silencer and with abraded serial number, a clear sign of illicit use.
The most dangerous weapons
Among the seized material, an Israeli-made UZI machine gun and two Skorpion machine guns stand out for their firepower and technical characteristics, weapons of war capable of guaranteeing high offensive power.
A hard blow to crime
The seizure made it possible to remove a significant quantity of weapons from the criminal associations in the area which could have been used for particularly bloody criminal actions or for intimidating activities, strengthening the control of the territory and the safety of the community.