Italian authorities have placed seven young South American individuals under investigation following a months-long crackdown on gang violence and drug trafficking in Genoa, according to Liguria Notizie.
Carabinieri from Sampierdarena executed multiple search warrants issued by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Juvenile Court of Genoa. The suspects range in age from 15 to 30, with two of them being minors and a third who was under 18 at the time of the alleged offenses.
Investigators seized an arsenal of weapons and illicit substances during the recent raids on the suspects’ properties. The confiscated items include two knives, two cutters, two baseball bats, a steel-bladed sickle, a metal iron bar, and an air pistol.
Officers also recovered various handwritten documents, including a formal code of conduct belonging to the Latin King street gang.
The police probe stems from a series of violent clashes and intimidation acts recorded between October 2025 and July 2026. Investigators traced the group’s activity primarily to the Ponente neighborhoods of Voltri and Pegli.
The suspects targeted victims aboard local Amt public transport buses as well as in crowded public spaces like the Fiumara shopping center and adjacent public gardens. Police connected the group to charges of aggravated personal injury in conspiracy, serious threats, illegal carrying of weapons, and drug dealing.
Prosecutors continue to analyze the seized evidence while working to identify the individuals who purchased narcotics from the suspects. The Juvenile Court and the Genoa Public Prosecutor's Office are managing the judicial steps for the minors and adult suspects respectively.
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