An operation to bust a ring selling
cocaine at high-class Rome venues and in the posh Parioli
district of the capital saw 21 people arrested on Wednesday,
sources said.
One of the people under investigation allegedly dealt drugs
every day in two nightclubs in the area of Via Veneto, one of
Rome's most expensive and elegant areas that featured
prominently in Federico Fellini's classic movie La Dolce Vita.
The alleged pusher distributed drugs in two of Rome's
classiest nightspots, the Jackie O and the Notorious.
The hang allegedly issued death threats to those who were
behind on their drug payments, police said.
Police said the cocaine was 97% pure, the purist seen in
Italy in the last few years.
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