58 -year -old man was filmed to set a forest fire that destroyed several hectares of forest and an olive grove.
The Italian police released images of an incendiary caught by video surveillance chambers at the very moment when they set fire to a bush zone.
The man stopped the car where he followed, got out of the car, burned herbs dry in a bush zone by the road and quickly again pulled back.
The images were captured on Saturday by video surveillance cameras in Montemiletto, in the Campania region, and allowed the car’s enrollment to identify the author of the fire.
This is a 58-year-old man who was eventually detained hours later at his home.
According to the Italian police, the fire He hit the districts of Sant’Eusebio and Bosco, in the municipality of Montemiletto, destroying several hectares of forest and approximately 130 trees in a private olive groves.
The suspect, who already has criminal records, will be present in court and face the charge of a forest fire crime, punishable in Italy with up to 15 years in prison.