Como: Three young Moroccans arrested for drug dealing in a wooded area between Cadorago and Fino Mornasco.

The Como State Police arrested a 22-year-old, a 19-year-old, and an 18-year-old Moroccan man, all of whom were undocumented in Italy, for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

The agents of the 4th section of the Como Flying Squad, engaged in the extraordinary service of territorial control aimed at combating the phenomenon of drug dealing in wooded and rural areas in the municipalities of Fino Mornasco (CO) and Cadorago (CO)), around 14.00 pm yesterday, they stationed themselves in one of the wooded areas of Cadorago, Bulgorello district (CO), after having carefully monitored the movements of some drug buyers, identifying an area where the Moroccans had set up their operational base.

In fact, having ascertained the drug dealing activity characterised by sentries, places where the substances were hidden, buyers and men engaged in weighing and packaging, the officers, with professionalism, abandoned their cover positions and intervened, taking the people by surprise. 3 men who immediately took to a hasty and dangerous escape through the thick vegetation which characterizes these wooded areas but, Despite this, the Flying Squad personnel proceeded to capture and arrest the three.

In particular, the 18-year-old and the 22-year-old acted as "observers" of the possible arrival of the police as well as delivery to the buyers and the 19-year-old responsible for weighing and holding the narcotic.

17g of cocaine, 58g of hashish, and €100 in cash were seized.

Take yourself to the police station, The 22-year-old, the 19-year-old and the 18-year-old were arrested for the crime of illicit production, trafficking and possession of narcotic substances.; having informed the Public Prosecutor on duty of the activities carried out, he ordered that the arrested persons be held in local holding cells pending the fast-track trial, setting the date for this morning (17 September 2025) at 11.00 in the courtrooms of the Como Court.

Their situation will be carefully and scrupulously assessed by immigration officials to take appropriate action.

The operation is part of the activities to combat drug dealing in the wooded areas of the province, coordinated by the The Como Police Headquarters Mobile Squad continues its ongoing efforts to prevent and repress crime, safeguarding public safety and ensuring compliance with the law.