Milan police officer expelled after being charged with premeditated murder of drug dealer in Rogoredo grove
Carmelo Cinturrino, the assistant police chief who shot dead a Moroccan drug dealer in Milan's Rogoredo area in January, has been formally dismissed from the State Police after being charged with premeditated homicide and evidence tampering.
From the shooting to dismissal
On 26 January 2026, assistant police chief Carmelo Cinturrino shot dead Abderrahim Mansouri, a 28-year-old Moroccan drug dealer, in the “boschetto della droga” of Milan’s Rogoredo district. He was arrested on 23 February on suspicion of voluntary homicide and has been held in Milan’s San Vittore prison ever since. The head of the State Police, Vittorio Pisani, signed a dismissal measure on 20 May, which was served to Cinturrino in prison two days later. The expulsion was only made public on 30 June.
- Cinturrino shoots Abderrahim Mansouri in the Rogoredo drug grove.
- Cinturrino arrested and placed under pre‑trial detention.
- Review court rejects release and house arrest, confirming custody.
- Vittorio Pisani signs the measure dismissing Cinturrino from the police.
- Dismissal document served to Cinturrino in San Vittore prison.
- Expulsion from the police made public.
The killing and the cover-up
Prosecutors say that Cinturrino killed Mansouri with a single shot from his service pistol and then orchestrated a false scene to suggest he had acted in self-defence. The officer allegedly tasked a younger colleague with retrieving a bag containing a replica Beretta 92, which was then placed beside the victim’s body. Cinturrino later admitted to moving the fake weapon.
Investigators determined that Mansouri had never handled the replica and was unarmed when he died.I put the gun near Mansouri because I feared the consequences of what had happened.
Broader pattern of abuse and threats
Investigations uncovered a network of illegal activity involving Cinturrino and at least six other officers from the Mecenate station. The former assistant chief now faces more than 30 charges, including extortion, drug dealing, illegal arrests, battery, false statements and robbery. Witnesses reported that Cinturrino had repeatedly threatened Mansouri, at one point telling him,
Other allegations describe violence against drug users and dealers, including a disabled man in a wheelchair who was hit with a hammer.Either I arrest you or I kill you.
Legal battles and detention
On 5 May the Milan Review Court rejected Cinturrino’s request for release and house arrest, confirming his pre-trial detention. The judges noted what they called a
Later, in early June, his defence team’s request for an evidentiary incident – including exhumation of a body and bodily inspections of those claiming to have been beaten with a hammer – was also denied. Cinturrino remains in San Vittore prison while the investigation into the Rogoredo killing and the wider conduct of the officer group continues.marked inability to self-control.
