Antonio Ponti, one of the heirs of the family that has been producing vinegar since the end of the 18th century in Ghemme (in the province of Novara), was arrested on April 23 for possession of drugs with a view to trafficking. . On March 27, the preliminary hearing of Ponti will take place in Milan, who, in addition to his DJ activity, manages a club in the Navigli district. Last year he wrote The imprint, the 51-year-old man was stopped in via Leoncavallo by a police team while traveling in his Dodge Challenger with Lithuanian license plates and tinted windows. During the search, Antonio Ponti was found in possession of 17 grams of MD and 9 grams of cocaine. At that time the house was also searched, where ecstasy, ketamine, hashish, a precision scale, a knife, aluminum foil and two 20 euro notes were found in a drawer.
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The entrepreneur, who plays no role in the family business but is one of the heirs of the famous vinegar-producing company, was arrested and taken to San Vittore prison. Later he was placed under house arrest in a community in the Varese region, where he remains. Both during the interrogation aimed at validating the arrest and before the Court of Review, Ponti declared that he had never sold drugs. However, in recent days, prosecutor Maria Letizia Mocciaro has requested that he be tried. The preliminary hearing is set for March 27.
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