2 arrested near Turin with 153 g cannabis and cocaine
Carabinieri arrested two people in coordinated checks around Rivoli, Alpignano and Collegno on 5-6 November 2026. A house search at Alpignano seized 147 grams of hashish and 6.3 grams of marijuana alongside 2.4 grams of cocaine, while a man stopped at Collegno had swallowed drug pellets.
🇮🇹 Alpignano and Collegno, Metropolitan City of Turin · Italy
Carabinieriarrested a 40-year-old man from Alpignano on suspicion of holding
drugs for dealing.[1]The arrest took place on the afternoon of Friday 6
November during a coordinated territorial-control operation by the Rivoli mobile
unit and the Alpignano station with drug-dog units from Volpiano.[1]On the
order of the judicial authority, the man was placed under house arrest pending a
fast-track trial.[1][2]
A search of his home found 147 grams of hashish, 2.4 grams of cocaine and 6.3
grams of marijuana, plus material for packaging and weighing the substances, all
of which was seized.[1][2]A second outlet confirms the same seizure of 147 grams
of hashish, 2.4 grams of cocaine and 6.3 grams of marijuana from the flat.[3]The operation overall checked 41 people, seven vehicles and two shops, with two
further home checks.[1]A local young woman was reported to the Prefecture for
holding drugs for personal use.[1]
A second arrest had been made the previous night in Collegno, in via Macedonia.[1][2]Officers stopped a 26-year-old man of Senegalese origin who had just
swallowed several pellets containing drugs.[1][2]He was taken to Molinette
hospital in Turin, where X-rays confirmed the presence of the wrappers.[1][2]He
was then moved to the hospital’s detainee ward under health isolation, following
the prescribed procedures.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The 0.1533 kg cannabis figure counts only the 147 g of hashish and 6.3 g of marijuana; the 2.4 g of cocaine seized with them is excluded from the cannabis figure.
The pellets swallowed by the man stopped at Collegno are described only as containing drugs, so their substance and weight are unknown and none is counted in the cannabis figure.
A third outlet describes a further arrest at Nichelino the previous day involving crack; it is a separate event and is left out of this report.
State Police arrested a 48-year-old Italian man in Sesto San Giovanni after finding about 2 kg of hashish in a shopping bag near his home. A search found 50 grams of marijuana and cash; a Monza court validated the arrest and ordered him to report to the judicial police.
Police in Ficarazzi arrested a 29-year-old man from Palermo after finding 10 hashish wraps and 145 euros near Piazza San Pio. A search of his home seized two further blocks weighing 49.40 grams, and he was held for validation of the arrest.
Carabinieri in Zagarolo arrested a 44-year-old man after personal and home searches found 50 grams of cocaine in 82 doses and 7 grams of marijuana. The man was held for a fast-track validation hearing after officers also seized 95 euros and a mobile phone.
State police dog Rex led officers to a Catania home where a 20-year-old had hidden 252 grams of marijuana and 34 grams of hashish with a scale and vacuum sealer. The man was arrested for possession with intent to deal and held for a fast-track trial.
