It did not escape the watchful eyes of the Carabinieri of the Gioia Tauro radio the suspicious pace of the truck that from Reggio Calabria was traveling along the A2 motorway towards Salerno. The military therefore decided to check the vehicle; the driver, DD class ’83, a Bosnian citizen with a Slovenian residence permit, even if with a clean record, showed clear signs of nervousness and agitation at the time of the check: a behavior that did not go unnoticed and that prompted the military to deepen the control .
100 sticks of cocaine in the truck
In fact, from the subsequent search four gym bags were found containing 100 sticks of cocaine, hidden in a side locker, in the lower part of the vehicle.
Further patrols intervened on the spot to support the military of the Radio Section and it was decided to thoroughly check the whole truck, without detecting further anomalies. The arrested man was taken to the Carabinieri Company of Gioia Tauro where all the operations related to the arrest took place, including the weighing of the large quantity of drugs seized.
The drug would have brought in 7 million
It is estimated that the drug – totaling 117,486 kg – on the retail market it would have yielded around 7 million euros, taking into account that the cost of a gram of cocaine, properly cut, can vary from 55 to 80 euros to the final consumer.
Declared under arrest for illegal possession and transport of drugs, aggravated by the large quantity, he was transferred to the prison of Palmi.
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