Yet another arrest on the drug dealing street Rione Traiano: that is, via Turtulliano where most of the garages and basements of the council houses are used as drug dealing areas and as warehouses for packaging.
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Yesterday evening, the Falcons of the Flying Squad, as part of the services arranged for this purpose, noticed a coming and going of people entering and exiting the basement of a building in via Tertulliano.
Having taken note of what they had seen, the police carried out a check in the premises in question where they surprised a subject intent on weighing a narcotic substance with a precision scale, finding him in possession of two packages containing approximately 4 grams of cocaine and 15 euros.
Gambian youth arrested by police
Also found were two precision scales, various packaging materials for drugs and a DVR system (video surveillance system) with a monitor that reproduced images recorded by a camera that framed the external perimeter of the building.
Therefore, the man, a 46-year-old Gambian with a criminal record, including specific ones, was arrested for illicit possession of narcotics.
Article published on 19 December 2023 - 17:06
