21-year-old arrested with 1 kg of marijuana in Alcamo
Alcamo police arrested 21-year-old Pietro Giacalone after finding about one kilogram of marijuana on him in Via Vincenzo Spica. After officers also found scales and packaging material at his home, a judge validated the arrest and placed him under house arrest.
Alcamo police arrested 21-year-old local Pietro Giacalone in flagrante for
unlawful possession of a narcotic substance on a Wednesday evening.[1]The
stop came during a specially prepared operation by the Investigative Section.[1]Officers had watched the young man as he suspiciously carried a bulky sack
along Via Vincenzo Spica in central Alcamo.[1]
A personal search found him carrying about one kilogram of marijuana.[1]An
extended search of his home found small scales and material suitable for
packaging drug doses.[1]After validation of the arrest, the investigating
judge placed Giacalone under house arrest.[1]
The Alcamo commissariat presented the case as part of its tightened fight
against drug trafficking in Alcamo under Operation Pre-Crime guidelines devised
by Trapani police chief Carmine Esposito.[1]Giacalone was already known to
the commissariat for prior cases of possession for personal use.[1]He was
also accused over the 4 March 2011 robbery of the LIDL supermarket on state road
SS113.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article says only Wednesday evening without a calendar date; 7 May 2014 is inferred from the 10 May 2014 publication date.
The marijuana figure is reported as about one kilogram, not an exact laboratory weight.
No court outcome beyond validation and house arrest was reported.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in Italian.
The page's listed images show unrelated sports and local news, so no event photo can be linked.
The same article mentions separate administrative sanctions for personal possession on 20 April and 30 April near Piazza Ciullo; those different events are left out here.
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