Como: Drug raid in Cirimido, drug dealer arrested.

Thursday October 16 2025, Como State Police carried out a major anti-drug operation in the municipality of Cirimido, an area long known to be one of the drug dealing areas of narcotic substances. The operation, conducted by Flying Squad of Como, focused on a grove located near Mazzini street, one of the many wooded areas where drug dealing activities frequently occur, with a strong presence of Foreign citizens of origins North African, often illegal on Italian soil.

In the first Thursday afternoon, the agents of anti-drug section, after noticing a suspicious movement of cars and people rapidly entering and exiting the vegetation, they decided to intervene. During the operation, the police surprised two men of clear North African ethnicity, hidden inside a makeshift bivouac.

At the sight of Police, the two drug dealers tried to escape through the undergrowth. One of them, Moroccan aged 29, irregular and never registered on Italian territory, was arrested safely. However, the other subject, during the escape attempt, has resisted violently. After a long and dangerous chase through the brambles, the man has I took out a can of pepper spray and sprayed a large amount of it into the face of one of the officers.

Despite theairway obstruction and difficulty seeing, the officer continued to chase and detain the fugitive by his clothes. However, during the struggle, the drug dealer bit the officer on the arm, allowing him to escape again and flee into the woods. The officer was immediately rescued by his colleagues, who noticed the consequences of pepper spray and injuries resulting from the fight. He was quickly transported to the hospital. St. Anne of San Fermo della Battaglia (CO), he was diagnosed with a 15 day prognosis.

The operation is part of a broad plan to combat the dealing of narcotic substances in wooded areas of the province of Como, implemented by order of the Como Police Chief Marco Calì and coordinated in collaboration with the Prefect of Como Corrado Conforto GalliThe Police Commissioner declared: “I thank all my police officers for their determinationThe courage shown today makes us understand that we are on the right path. These drug dealers react violently because they feel cornered, but we will continue to fight against crime and death dealers".

Le investigations to identify and arrest the fugitive are underway by the Como Flying Squad, which continues its commitment in the fight against the drug dealing and crime.