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[CRIME] · Italy · 31 sources

Italian police raid Rom camps in four cities, 10 arrested

Italian police carried out coordinated raids on Rom camps and other sensitive sites in Rome, Casoria (Naples), Bari (Poggiofranco, San Giorgio, Bitonto) and the San Ferdinando tent city in Reggio Calabria. The operation involved the Carabinieri, the Guardia di Finanza, local police forces, the fire service, civil‑protection units and the Red Cross.

The raids led to the arrest of ten foreign nationals, the expulsion of fourteen irregular migrants, and seventeen denunciations. Authorities identified 1,184 individuals, inspected 194 vehicles, seized €3,500 in cash and removed three tonnes of material linked to begging. Dozens of white weapons, including a katana, were also confiscated.

Entities: Bari · Bologna · Campobasso · Carabinieri · Caserta · Catania · Colleferro · Frosinone · Italian State Police · Italian police forces · Lumezzane · Polizia di Stato

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  • [● 3 SOURCES] In Bologna, a Moroccan man and a Tunisian youth were arrested while distributing hashish from a hospital parking lot; the Moroccan was charged with possession and supply. (Police report)
  • [● 2 SOURCES] A 21‑year‑old was arrested in Catania with 132 g of marijuana, 5 g of MDMA, cash and a phone containing a detailed delivery agenda. (Police report)
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] A 53‑year‑old was arrested in Lumezzane after police found 103 g of hashish, a precision scale and packaging material. (Police report)
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] A 22‑year‑old was arrested in Aversa (province of Caserta) with cocaine, over 150 g of hashish, packaging equipment and cash. (Police report)
  • [● 2 SOURCES] A 45‑year‑old Moroccan detainee was repatriated from Montacuto to Morocco after serving a sentence for drug, theft and assault offences. (Police report)
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Two men were arrested in Campobasso after police found cocaine, a stolen firearm and a compressed‑air pistol, and one assaulted an officer. (Police report)
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] A 44‑year‑old was arrested in Gragnano to serve a prison term of over three years for drug offences committed in 2008. (Police report)
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] A man was arrested in Colleferro after police observed him selling cocaine from a van and seized additional cocaine and packaging material. (Police report)
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] In Aversa police seized over 150 g of hashish, about 10 g of cocaine, precision scales and roughly €1 000 in cash. (belongs)
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] In Gragnano police detained a 44‑year‑old with cocaine, a firearm and cash. (belongs)
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] In Campobasso police seized about 13 g of cocaine, a stolen firearm and a compressed‑air pistol during a drug bust. (belongs)
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] In Frosinone police seized about 2 kg of cocaine together with illegal firearms and ammunition. (belongs)

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