Naples – A 38-year-old Neapolitan man with a criminal record was arrested yesterday afternoon in Ponticelli, surprised by the Police of the state with a load of drugs.
The arrest was made as part of an operation for illicit possession of narcotics.The incident occurred during a routine patrol of the territory. The officers of the Police Station Ponticelli, while passing by via Hemingway, they noticed an individual with suspicious behavior. At the sight of the patrol, the man tried to get rid of a bag, attempting to hide it under a parked car before quickly disappearing.
A gesture that did not escape the watchful eyes of the police. The police intervened immediately, stopping the 38-year-old after a brief chase. In the abandoned shopper, the officers found a 70-gram block of hashish, six packages of the same substance for a total of 13 grams, a precision scale and various materials used for packaging drugs. A real drug dealer's kit.
The man, already known to the police, was put in handcuffs. After the usual formalities, he was arrested and will now have to answer to the charges before the courts. Another blow inflicted by the State Police to drug trafficking in the neighborhood.
Article published on 25 February 2025 - 15:35
