With provision of January 31, 2025, the judge for the preliminary investigations of the Court of Reggio Calabria ordered the replacement of the precautionary measure against Nicolino Catananti called “Enzo”, previously held in prison in the “Eureka” operation, with that of house arrest.
The request made by his defenders, the lawyers Mimmo Infantino and Davide Vigna, It was based on the most recent jurisprudential landings in terms of attenuation of precautionary needs and time factor, topic implemented by the court that therefore has considered the danger of reiteration of the crime.
Catanants had been arrested on May 3, 2023 in execution of the “Eureka” ordinance, since accused of Association aimed at drug trafficking and further connected crimes. The procedure currently hangs in abbreviated rite, with a sentence expected over the next few months. The suspect will serve the measure in his home in Gioia Tauro, under the monitoring of the authorities through specific control tools.