Police operation in 14 provinces against youth gangs, 40 arrests

Vast police operation, with over 500 officers, across the country against youth gangs.

The provinces affected are those of Arezzo, Bari, Catania, Genoa, Milan, Modena, Naples, Palermo, Padua, Pescara, Reggio-Emilia, Rovigo, Salerno and Verona, the scene of recent criminal episodes attributable to youth criminal groups.

About forty people, of whom around 25% were minors, were arrested and around 70 were reported, of which a third were minors.

Pistols, edged weapons, brass knuckles and hundreds of doses of drugs were seized, some of which were near an educational institution, and various sums of money for a total of around 10,000 euros, mostly coming from drug dealing.

(Unioneonline/ss)