Carabinieri, State Police, and Financial Police conducted a major anti-drug operation last night, executing 54 precautionary measures ordered by the preliminary investigation judge at the request of Reggio Calabria’s anti-mafia prosecution office (DDA). The joint-forces operation, dubbed “Arangea bis-Oikos,” was coordinated by Prosecutor Giuseppe Lombardo. Charges in the investigation include criminal association aimed at drug trafficking, possession of narcotics for distribution, money laundering, and extortion, with the aggravating factor for some suspects of operating with mafia methods.
Over 250 investigators participated in the raid, culminating investigations conducted between 2021 and 2024. The probe successfully mapped the structure of two distinct criminal organizations: one specialized in local drug dealing within Reggio Calabria, Villa San Giovanni, and Gioia Tauro, and the other focused on importing cocaine, hashish, and marijuana from Ecuador, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium, using the port of Gioia Tauro as a strategic hub. The investigation also led to the seizure of significant sums of cash and hundreds of kilograms of narcotics.
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