
An Albanian-Italian couple has been arrested by Swiss police in the canton of Lugano, on charges of cocaine trafficking.
Those arrested by the police are a 51-year-old Albanian man and a 35-year-old Italian woman, who were caught red-handed with 1.4 kg of cocaine, in their home in Davesco-Soragno. The investigation is related to the major seizure on February 22 in a villa in Pregassona.
The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Cantonal Police announced the arrests today. It is learned that the 51-year-old Albanian is residing in Germany. In addition to cocaine, 10 grams of ecstasy pills were also found, while they are suspected to be part of a large trafficking organization in the Sottoceneri region. After interrogation, they were arrested.
"This operation is part of a broader investigation, which lasted several months, which has already led to the arrest of several individuals. On February 22, during a police raid on a villa in Pregassona, 2.8 kilograms of cocaine, over a kilogram of cannabis and its derivatives, a pistol and three rifles were seized. Two Italians, aged 47 and 46, and a 28-year-old Romanian citizen were arrested at the time", informs the Swiss media.