FLASH
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A large drug trafficking gang, made up of Italians, Albanians and North Africans, has been "dismantled" by Italian authorities in the Brescia area.
A large international drug trafficking network, with its main center in Brescia, has been hit by the police, under the coordination of the Anti-Mafia Directorate.
During the operation, 45 security measures were executed, as part of a wide-ranging investigation against drug trafficking and criminal organizations. Of these measures, 30 suspects were remanded in custody, 12 were placed under house arrest, while three others are under 'Compulsory Appearance'.
The measures taken affect people from Italy, Albania and North Africa, who lived in several Italian provinces, including Brescia, Reggio Calabria, Catanzaro, Naples, Palermo, Rome, Milan, Foggia, Cosenza, Ragusa, Trapani, Mantua, Cremona, Pavia, Chieti, Bolzano and Biella. The investigations have focused on criminal groups specialized in drug trafficking, who had created a structured system for importing drugs from South America, Morocco and the Netherlands. The drugs were then distributed from Brescia throughout the Italian territory.
Links to organized crime
Investigations revealed that one of the two main groups involved had close ties to exponents of mafia organizations such as the 'Ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra, Camorra, Stidda and Sacra Corona Unita. These ties enabled them to obtain large quantities of drugs and distribute them through safe and organized routes.
Authorities described the operation as a significant blow to drug trafficking in Italy and a testament to the continued commitment of law enforcement agencies to the fight against organized crime. The investigation, which lasted several months, relied on the use of advanced technology to monitor illegal activities and on cooperation between several police and judicial structures.
This operation is expected to have a major impact on drug trafficking in Italy, with the aim of destroying the criminal network and increasing public safety.
The drug market in Lombardy
The drug route to Lombardy is already well-known. It starts from Asia and, mainly, from South America, arrives at Italian ports, especially the port of Gioia Tauro in Calabria, and is then transported via highways to warehouses in Lombardy, managed by organized crime. From there, the drugs are distributed by thousands of small distributors in squares, parks and near schools.
Lombardy is Italy's biggest drug market, accounting for a sixth of all narcotics seized in the country. It also records the highest number of minors and foreign nationals arrested for drug distribution.
As a result, it is the region with the largest number of people in treatment for addiction, around 19 thousand people, reported in Italian media.
The most common types of drugs in Lombardy
Estimating drug use is complex due to the illegal nature of the activity. Soft drugs, such as cannabis and marijuana, are the most widespread, but authorities focus their attention mainly on hard drugs. In Lombardy, the most seized substance is cocaine, followed by hashish, marijuana and heroin.
Lombardy faces a serious problem with cocaine, one of the most powerful and widely used stimulants. Around 120,000 residents of this region (1 in 50 people) consume cocaine, and its use among young people has surpassed that of heroin. At the national level, the cocaine market is growing, and criminal organizations—notably the 'Ndrangheta—play a key role in its trafficking and distribution.
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