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Organized crime investigations in Bari

Overview

Authorities in Bari are conducting multiple operations targeting organized crime. Prosecutors have concluded an investigation into a November 2024 armored car robbery in Toritto, where an armed commando used rifles and explosives to intercept a vehicle transporting 1.214 million euros. The investigation, which involved wiretaps and collaborator statements, has implicated 16 individuals in charges including mafia-style methods, illegal weapons possession, and receiving stolen goods.

In a separate development, Bari Prosecutor Roberto Rossi has reportedly been the target of death threats and intimidation on social media. These threats followed Rossi’s public comments regarding the necessity of seizing illicit assets to weaken organized crime groups. Italian political figures, including the president of the Antimafia Commission and members of the Antimafia Parliamentary Commission, have condemned the attacks as attempts to undermine judicial independence and the fight against organized crime.

Entities

Filippo Melchiorre · Bari District Antimafia Directorate · Bari · Roberto Rossi · Luigi Caroli

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 4 sources
    Bari Prosecutor Roberto Rossi receives death threats on social media

    Bari Prosecutor Roberto Rossi has received death threats on social media following his advocacy for seizing criminal assets, prompting condemnation from Italy's Antimafia Commission.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Bari prosecutors conclude investigation into Toritto armored car robbery

    Bari prosecutors have concluded an investigation into the 2024 armored car robbery in Toritto, involving 16 suspects and charges of mafia-style robbery and illegal weapons possession.

Sources

antennasud.com · bariviva.it · bitontoviva.it · borderline24.com · noinotizie.it · sbircialanotizia.it