27-year-old murder, firm cousin victim

(ANSA) - VIBO VALENTIA, 02 APR - Carried out in the investigation into the murder of Francesco Palmieri, the 27-year-old killed yesterday in Paravati di Mileto in the Vibonese area with a 12-gauge rifle shot to the head. The carabinieri of Mileto and the Company of Vibo Valentia, coordinated by the prosecutor of Vibo ConcettinaIannazzo, subjected Nicola Polito, 33 years old, cousin of the victim, already known to the police, to arrest. It would have been Polito himself, whose version did not convince the investigators, to activate the rescue, which then turned out to be in vain. The subsequent searches made it possible to find, in a house in the availability of the detainee, the murder weapon, a rifle with a stamped serial number and 27 cartridges analogous to that used for the crime. A batch of hashish of 163.50 grams was seized. And an unsold debt for the purchase of drugs, according to investigators, could be the motive. Today the prosecutor Camillo Falvo and the pm have interrogated other people whose position is under scrutiny.