The carabinieri of the Messina Centro Company carried out an extraordinary service of control of the territory aimed at the prevention of common crime and the drug dealing activity, while guaranteeing greater safety to road traffic, with particular reference to the areas most frequented for the presence of aggregation places.
Specifically, as part of the services aimed at contrasting widespread illegality, the carabinieri reported 6 individuals to the judicial authority, alleged responsible for the crime of aggravated theft of electricity.
During the checks, the military of the weapon noticed some anomalies in the counters in use to the suspects, which is why the intervention of specialized personnel of the company providing the electricity service was requested, so that it can be deepened the checks.
The accurate assessment made it possible to discover six illegal connections, some of which are created ad hoc, by bypassand others with direct connection, in order to fraudulently supply the electricity removed from the public network. Further investigations are underway aimed at quantifying the extent of the damage. The six reported now will have to answer for the crime charged to them.
During the predisposed patrol services, especially in the evening and night hours, the carabinieri also subjected numerous vehicles and people to checks, of which some burdened by police prejudices, and penalties for violations of the highway code have been raised, also for conduct that seriously endanger the safety of motorists and pedestrians.
Furthermore, an individual was reported to the AG for possession of objects capable of offending because found in possession of a switchblade knife while another person, subjected to the measure of house arrest, was found outside the house and reported to the AG for the crime of evasion.
Finally, as part of the anti -drug activity, three young people have been reported to the Prefecture of Messina to detention for personal use of drugs. In this context, the military of the weapon seized some doses of marijuana and hashish, Then delivered to the Carabinieri of the Ris of Messina for the relative laboratory analyzes.