Carabinieri arrested a man from Alatri in flagrante on suspicion of cultivating and possessing drugs for dealing.[1] After formalities at the barracks he was taken home and placed under house arrest as ordered by the public prosecutor at the Frosinone court, which is coordinating the investigation.[1] The case is at the preliminary-investigation stage and the suspect is presumed not guilty until any final conviction.[1]
In his home officers found a greenhouse with nine marijuana plants of various heights.[1] Officers seized 11 kilograms of dried marijuana inflorescences kept in many vases and boxes, plus 4.60 grams of hashish.[1] The greenhouse held four high-yield heat lamps, two fans, an automated irrigation system, dehumidifiers and specific fertilizers to speed vegetative growth.[2] Officers also seized a precision electronic scale, material for dividing and packaging doses and 360 euros in cash believed to be dealing proceeds.[1] Officers also seized handwritten notes with figures and names now under investigator review, and placed the drugs, cash and the whole cultivation structure under criminal seizure.[1]
The operation was run by the operational section of the N.O.R.M. of the Alatri company with specialist support from the Carabinieri aircraft unit at Roma Urbe as part of drug-traffic prevention and suppression work.[1] Joint action by ground patrols and helicopter aerial reconnaissance led to an immediate house search on the officers’ initiative.[1] The man was already listed in police databases.[1] The raid took place on the afternoon of 11 November, run by the operational section of the N.O.R.M. of the Alatri company with support from the Carabinieri aircraft unit at Roma Urbe.[3]