Carabinieri have recovered a pistol with an erased serial number, a shotgun component and quantities of drugs during searches in rural areas of Lettere, on the Monti Lattari.
The operation involved the Carabinieri Company of Castellammare di Stabia together with the Cacciatori squadrons from Puglia and Sardegna. According to local press reports, troops searched vegetation, rural land and difficult-to-reach terrain around Lettere.
It was described as part of "Continuum Bellum 4," an ongoing Carabinieri effort in the Monti Lattari area.
What was found
The reported seizures fall into two groups: weapons material and drugs.
Investigators said they recovered:
- a Beretta pistol with an erased serial number
- a 16-gauge shotgun barrel
- an empty 9mm magazine
- 80 grams of hashish
- 5 grams of marijuana
- 4 grams of heroin
The drugs were reported found among vegetation and stone walls. The weapons material was seized for further examination.
In a separate check connected to the same wider effort, a 27-year-old was reported for alleged possession of drugs for dealing. Hashish and cocaine doses were allegedly found concealed inside three cigarette lighters in a vehicle.
Ballistic checks to follow
The seized firearms are to undergo ballistic testing, investigators said. The purpose is to establish their provenance and whether they were used in other crimes.
No results from those examinations were included in the available reports. The reports also do not link the recovered weapons to a specific criminal group or prior shooting.
A four-year operation
The wider operation has been described as continuing for four years, with a focus on drug trafficking and cannabis cultivation in the Monti Lattari area.
The legal status and subsequent judicial outcome for the reported 27-year-old were not stated in the available reports. No directly matching official Carabinieri press release was identified for this specific seizure.
