Italian authorities step up safety, environmental and legal enforcement across regions

The Provincial Board of Agrarian Experts in Matera, led by President Mimmo Genchi, issued a press release urging stronger fire‑prevention measures after a blaze struck the Parco della Murgia on 29 July. Recommendations include innovative monitoring, selective thinning, private land clean‑up and stricter rules on vegetation burning.

In Caserta, Carabinieri conducted a night‑time operation on 2 August, using a mobile forensic lab to test drivers for drugs and alcohol. Ten individuals were charged and ten licences withdrawn after 101 people were screened and 52 vehicles inspected.

The municipality of Capaccio Paestum, under Mayor Gaetano Paolino, announced a public tender to grant free use of more than 43 hectares of confiscated land to NGOs and social cooperatives for projects such as community gardens and public parks.

Carabinieri in the province of Fermo arrested two men, aged 58 and 64, on charges of drug trafficking, illegal possession of war weapons and resistance to public officials after a domestic dispute escalated into violence.

Local police in Capaccio Paestum, coordinated by Commander‑Major Antonio Rinaldi, seized a livestock farm in Linora for serious environmental breaches, including illegal storage of over 2 300 m³ of animal waste that threatened soil and water contamination.

Carabinieri divers from Naples and Pescara inspected underwater sewage pipelines between Gallipoli and Porto Cesareo, removing abandoned fishing nets that endanger marine life.

In the Vulture‑Melfese area of Potenza, Carabinieri deployed ground patrols and the “Fiamma” AW169 helicopter, checking 138 vehicles, issuing 18 traffic fines and detaining two drivers suspected of drug use.