Police carried out checks in the Case Nuove area of Naples, on Via Luigi Serio, following a shooting in which Emanuele Pistone was seriously injured, according to reporting by Il Mattino.
Reported checks on suspected drug-dealing bases
According to the report, officers from the Vicaria-Mercato police station targeted suspected drug-dealing bases in the area. The operation is presented as a response to the earlier shooting, although the precise circumstances and motive of that shooting were not detailed in the reporting available.
Man stopped during the operation
During the checks, a 27-year-old Lebanese man was stopped, the report says. He allegedly reacted with kicks and elbows against the officers.
Il Mattino further reports that the man had been released only a few hours earlier after an arrest for drug dealing.
What remains unclear
No independent official police or court statement confirming the incident was available in the reporting. The legal classification of the alleged assault, the outcome of the latest arrest, and the exact sequence of events have not been stated.
The allegations described remain unproven, and guilt has not been established.
