It was formed yesterdayat the Platì carabinieri station, Christmas Pangallorecipient of a precautionary custody order issued in the vast field “Millennium” operationwhich involved numerous subjects accused of traffic of drugs and contiguity with organized crime environments.
Pangallo is investigated for the crime referred to in art. 74 of Presidential Decree 309/90 (association aimed at illegal trafficking of drugs), aggravated by the mafia method pursuant to art. 416-bis.1 cp, as well as for three specific episodes of drug dealing, provided for by art. 73 of the same decree.
Accompanied by his trusted lawyer, the lawyer Michele Sergi of the Foro di Reggio Calabria, who defends him together with the lawyer Marco Gemelli of the photo of Reggio Calabria, Pangallo has chosen to present himself spontaneously to the authorities, a sign – according to his defenders – of the desire to face the disputes moved against him with transparency and a sense of responsibility.
The “Millennium” operation, coordinated by the District Anti -Mafia Directorate, represented an important investigative development aimed at disarticulating an alleged criminal network active between Calabria and Northern Italy, dedicated to traffic and the marketing of cocaine and other drugs.