The action of prevention and contrast to the crimes connected to the illegal possession of weapons, put in place by the carabinieri of the provincial command of Reggio Calabria continues unabated. In recent days, in this context, the soldiers of the Galatro station have arrested a local man, surprised in possession of a hidden arsenal inside a cottage isolated in the Galatrerese countryside.
The activity started during a territory control service aimed at preventing crimes in the rural field, with particular attention to the most isolated and less frequented areas, often used as a refuge for illicit pipes. During one of these checks, i Carabinieri were suspicious of the presence of a large amount of results, stacked abnormally near an old farmhouse pertaining to an agricultural land. By deepening the assessment, the military decided to carry out a more in -depth inspection of the property, apparently in disuse.
Inside the structure, hidden behind some furnishings and old abandoned furniture, the carabinieri found two rifles, a gun with partially abraded serial number, a compressed air gun and a large quantity of ammunition of various caliber, ready for use. One of the recovered rifles, following the subsequent ballistic and tracking investigations, was the result of a theft reported several years ago in the province of Milan.
All the material found was immediately placed under seizure and the man, held responsible for the illegal detention of weapons, was arrested in the act of crime and conducted at the barracks for the formalities of the ritual. Following the arrest, the Palmi judicial authority validated the measure and subjected it to house arrest.
It should be noted that the person involved is to be considered alleged innocent until any final sentence of conviction, in full compliance with the rights of the suspect and the guarantees provided for by our system.