A 40-year-old Albanian man has been arrested by Italian police on the outskirts of Primavalle, in the infamous Bastogi housing complex, for running a well-organized drug trafficking activity, despite being under house arrest.
The man had turned his apartment into a drug sales and processing center, waiting for his clients at a door near the building's emergency exit, who were previously checked by "neighborhood guards" who made sure there were no strangers or civilian agents among them.
After the customers placed their orders, the Albanian would enter the house and return with the doses of drugs ready for sale, without ever leaving the apartment.
The Italian police had been observing suspicious movements in and out of the apartment for days and, after a surprise operation, raided the apartment with the help of anti-drug dog units.
During the search, over 1 kilogram of drugs (cocaine, ketamine and crack), divided into doses ready for sale, were seized, as well as equipment for processing and packaging narcotics: precision scales, vacuum bags, aluminum foil and baking soda. The
police also found two encrypted phones and a hand-written register, where detailed notes were kept on drug quantities, encrypted customer names and unpaid debts.
5,000 euros in cash, divided into banknotes of various denominations, were discovered in a drawer, suspected to be proceeds from drug sales.
After his arrest, the 40-year-old Albanian was sent to Regina Coeli prison and will face charges of drug trafficking and violation of house arrest restrictive measures.
