§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests were received from the Italian police for the arrest of Mr. Di Carlo; on what dates they were received; and what action was taken in each case.
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§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the only specific request for the arrest of Di Carlo was received on 16 September 1981. Information was supplied on a number of occasions and was acted upon in each case; but Di Carlo could not be traced at any of the addresses supplied by the Italian authorities.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) on what date the Metropolitan police found that the file on Mr. Di Carlo had been lost; and what action was taken to find it;
(2) if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to whether the Metropolitan police had a file on Mr. Di Carlo when he was arrested by officers of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in June 1985.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the file on Mr. Di Carlo was opened in 1980 and has never been missing.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to whether the central drugs intelligence unit was aware of Mr. Di Carlo's involvement with drugs; and from what date it was in contact with the Italian police.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that, although the central drugs intelligence unit had no direct contact with the Italian police, the unit was aware through the extradition squad and Interpol of Di Carlo's suspected involvement with drugs from June 1980.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to whether there will be an internal investigation by the Metropolitan police into the handling of the Di Carlo case; and whether he will place copies of the reports of all such investigations in the Library.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, who has been kept informed of all the circumstances of the case, does not consider any such investigation to be necessary.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to what action was taken to check the information and addresses of Mr. Di Carlo given by the Italian police to the Metropolitan police;
(2) if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to whether Her Majesty's Customs and Excise informed the Metropolitan police that a lorry belonging to Fauci Continental Imports was carrying drugs; and what conclusions were reached
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIt is not the practice to disclose operational information of this kind.