Cocaine trafficking from Holland, 20 arrests in Ostia
32 kg of drugs seized, worth 1.5 million euros
ROME , November 20, 2024, 07:56

ANSA Editorial Staff

By delegation of the DDA of the Rome Public Prosecutor's Office, since the first light of dawn, the Carabinieri of the Ostia Group are executing an order, issued by the investigating judge of the Rome Tribunal, which orders the arrest of 20 people, all seriously suspected, to varying degrees, of criminal association aimed at drug trafficking, possession, dealing and international drug trafficking.

The investigations of the Carabinieri that began after the arrest of Claudio Corelli, found in possession of 220 g of cocaine, brother of Paolo Corelli, murdered on 14 February 2022 in Acilia, have allowed them to collect serious circumstantial evidence regarding the existence of a criminal organization dedicated to the importation of large quantities of cocaine from Holland to the capital for a turnover of millions of euros.

The operational methods of the criminal association have thus been reconstructed in detail, which would have guaranteed the distribution of drugs on a large scale throughout Lazio and even in other Italian regions, using extremely sophisticated supply methods to evade the controls of the police.

During the investigation, the Ostia Carabinieri arrested 9 people in flagrante delicto, seized over 32 kg of cocaine, with a value of approximately 1.5 million euros, as well as 174,000 euros in cash, believed to be the proceeds of illegal activities.