A bag loaded onto a Citroën C3 triggered the raid. Inside were 20 blocks of cocaine weighing over 22 kilos. Police detained two Albanian nationals, aged 46 and 34, on the afternoon of Saturday, October 3, in Morciano di Romagna, following a period of surveillance on their movements.
The operation, carried out by the Rimini Flying Squad (Squadra Mobile) with support from colleagues in Forlì-Cesena and the Cesena police station, continued at the 34-year-old’s home in Cesena. There, officers found a further approximately 2.7 kilos of cocaine, hidden in a false bottom built into a television cabinet. Officers also seized around €29,500 in cash and equipment used for packaging the drugs.
The total quantity seized exceeds 25 kilos: according to estimates provided by the police headquarters, it could have fetched around €10 million on the black market.
The two men were taken to Rimini prison, charged with joint possession of narcotics for the purpose of dealing. The 34-year-old also faces an additional charge related to the drugs found at his residence. Both men are presumed innocent under the presumption of innocence.
