Following investigations coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Rome, the Fiumicino Border Police arrested a person seriously suspected of being the pusher of several taxi drivers and NCCs during the summer tourist season, which had seen a notable increase in the use of transport services. public transport intended for passengers transiting through Leonardo da Vinci international airport. The Border Police in the Fiumicino area, together with operators from the Rome Traffic Police and anti-drug canine units, had intensified the prevention activity aimed at combating driving while intoxicated or impaired by drugs, with the of targeted control services in the public traffic areas of the airport.
An alarming spread of drug and alcohol use had been reported among public transport operators.
The services thus prepared, implemented with the proactive support of the Aeroporti di Roma Company, in which systems for detecting the possible intake of narcotic and alcoholic substances were used, had made it possible to identify, in a few services, as many as 18 taxi/NCC drivers who tested positive for tests reported to the competent Judicial Authority with the consequent withdrawal of the driving license and reporting to the municipal offices for verification of suitability for public service.
The massive use of drugs among drivers forced the State Police investigators to concentrate their efforts on identifying the drug supply channels.
This action found its rightful epilogue when, after targeted tailgating services of numerous taxis, it was possible to identify a person seriously suspected of being a "taxi driver pusher".
The unsuspecting foreign citizen seriously suspected of dealing drugs of various kinds, hiding behind the activity of illegal window washer in order to better approach the "customers" without arousing suspicion, pretending
in fact, by washing the windscreens of street drivers, he actually approached potential customers by exchanging drugs and money with a very quick change of hand which could appear as if he were receiving a possible tip for the cleaning service offered.
After several months of investigations, coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Rome, the GIP of the same court issued a precautionary custody order in prison, carried out by the operators of the State Police of Fiumicino.
The man had set up his illegal business by selling small quantities at a time precisely to avoid criminal convictions, the investigative effort made it possible to reconstruct the real consistency of the criminal activity, thus obtaining the precautionary measure in order to prevent the continuation of the criminal activity .
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