Turin, Carabinieri anti-drug raid: seven arrests in 24 hours, 1.600 marijuana plants and 3 kilos of cocaine seized.

Seven people arrested in just 24 hours and large quantities of narcotics seized. This is the result of the anti-drug trafficking operation conducted by the Carabinieri of the Turin Provincial Command , who have intensified checks throughout the province. The operations led to two important operations: the discovery of a large marijuana plantation in the municipality of Cumiana , under the jurisdiction of the Pinerolo Carabinieri Company, and the seizure of over 3 kilograms of cocaine in Bardonecchia , in the area of ​​the Fréjus tunnel.

A plantation of 1.600 marijuana plants discovered in Cumiana.

The first operation stemmed from the investigative intuition of two Carabinieri from the Cumiana station who, off duty, were passing through a peripheral area of ​​the municipality and noticed a strong odor suggestive of marijuana. The distinctive odor prompted the officers to initiate investigations and request support from the Operations Section of the Pinerolo Company. The investigations confirmed their suspicions: shortly thereafter, a raid was launched, identifying a vast cultivation area with four greenhouses dedicated to the production of the narcotic substance.

700 kilos of plants and 15 kilos of dried marijuana seized

Inside the facilities, the Carabinieri found 1.600 marijuana plants in the drying phase, weighing approximately 700 kilograms , as well as approximately 15 kilograms of dried marijuana inflorescences, divided into containers . During the search, tools used for growing and packaging the drug were also seized. A .357 Magnum rifle , stolen approximately ten years ago in the Canavese area, was also found within the area .

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Five arrests for drug cultivation and illegal possession of weapons

The operation led to the arrest of five people: the owner of the property, a sixty-year-old resident of the area, and four other alleged accomplices. Those arrested include a 25-year-old and a 50-year-old man, both from Turin, and two Albanian citizens, aged 44 and 46, all with prior criminal records. According to the investigation, coordinated by the Turin Public Prosecutor's Office, the group is implicated in the crimes of joint cultivation of narcotics, receiving stolen goods, and illegal possession of weapons . All were arrested and transferred to prison.

Bardonecchia: Car with Spanish license plates stopped; 3,3 kilos of cocaine seized.

On the same day, a second operation was carried out by the Carabinieri of the Bardonecchia station. During a routine check in the Fréjus tunnel forecourt , the officers stopped a car with Spanish license plates. The driver, a 40-year-old man of Romanian origin, reportedly displayed a particularly nervous attitude during the check, prompting the Carabinieri to investigate further.

Drugs hidden in blocks: the woman traveling with him was also arrested.

A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery and seizure of 3,345 kilograms of cocaine , divided into blocks. The drugs were seized, while the driver and the woman traveling with him were arrested. The Turin Public Prosecutor's Office also ordered the arrest and transfer of the two to the Lorusso e Cotugno prison. The suspects are considered, at the current stage of the investigation, to be seriously suspected of the crime of production, trafficking, and illicit possession of narcotics.