Lucca: 38-year-old found in possession of 65 grams of cocaine, arrested by the Carabinieri

This is the result of an investigative activity conducted by the Carabinieri of the Operations team di Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, conducted in collaboration and on the initiative of the Station of Gramolazzo, which yesterday led to thearrest of a 38 year old Moroccan citizen that following a house search at his home arranged by the Massa Prosecutor's Office he was found in possession of approximately 65 grams of cocaine and a precision scale.

The operations, conducted with the invaluable assistance of military personnel of the Aulla Station, also participated adog unit of the Carabinieri Nucleus of San Rossore whose support was crucial after the arrested one, before the military entered his home, He had tried to get rid of the drug by throwing it out of the window of his house into the thick vegetation below, but promptly tracked down and recovered by the efficient four-legged police operator.

To the man i Carabinieri they arrived following investigations conducted in Garfagnana, an area where some of the seized drugs were presumably sold.

As part of the same investigation, it was reported for the same crime also another compatriot contemporary of the arrested person.

La Drugs seized, placed on the market, would have yielded approximately 6.000 euros of illicit gain.

The trial of the alleged perpetrator will be held tomorrow at the Court of Massa with a summary trial.