Porta Palazzo: two drug dealers arrested with drugs and weapons
Police arrest two men at Porta Palazzo caught dealing drugs on the street. Police seized 45 grammes of hashish, 1,260 euros and bladed weapons.
Arrests for drug dealing around Porta Palazzo
According to rainews.it, police arrested two men on via Cottolengo at Porta Palazzo after catching them dealing drugs. The 37-year-old and the 41-year-old were detained for joint possession of narcotics for the purpose of distribution; the younger man was also charged with unauthorised carrying of a weapon.
Officers were patrolling the area around piazza della Repubblica when they observed the 41-year-old approaching a roller shutter, removing drugs from a hiding place and handing them to his accomplice, who sold them to a buyer. The latter was detained and issued an administrative sanction for possession for personal use.
In an attempt to escape, one of the two dealers dropped a bag containing 45 grammes of hashish between two cars. The search resulted in the seizure of 1,260 euros in cash, believed to be proceeds from drug dealing, a folding knife and a kitchen knife. At police headquarters it emerged that the 41-year-old was subject to a measure revoking the suspension of an execution order for imprisonment: he must serve 3 months and 27 days in custody.
Source: Google News IT — Crime (it)