Officers with canine-unit support searched a residential building at Isolato 9, Lotto G in Scampia on the evening of 12 November, according to Il Mattino.
In a concealed compartment on a landing, police found three pistols, a silencer, about 1.5 kilograms of hashish, 180 grams of cocaine and about 500 grams of ketamine, according to Il Mattino, Ottopagine and Teleclub Italia. A 32-year-old man identified by Il Mattino as Francesco Ioio was arrested on alleged drug-trafficking and unlawful weapons-possession charges.
A search of the home of 26-year-old Simone Di Meglio found about 550 grams of hashish, additional cocaine and marijuana, packaging material, a precision scale and 700 euros, according to the three outlets. He was arrested on alleged drug-trafficking charges.
Four rifles and ammunition were found on the building’s roof and seized from unknown persons, rather than attributed to either of the two men. The ownership, provenance and intended use of those rifles remain unresolved, and the reports do not establish a connection to either suspect.
The wider operation included checks on 113 people and 87 vehicles, with 26 vehicles seized or administratively detained and four people reported for driving without a licence, according to Ottopagine. Il Mattino also links the seizures to the separate arrest of Umberto Raia, after police allegedly found a weapon and material compatible with a possible violent action. No confirmed evidence establishes a common plan or an imminent gang war, and the eventual judicial decisions have not been reported.
