State Police officers arrested a 24-year-old Tunisian man in the Montagnola park in central Bologna on suspicion of possessing drugs for the purpose of dealing.[1] The man had no fixed abode and was staying illegally in the country.[1] Officers of the Reparto Prevenzione Crimine “Emilia Romagna Orientale”, a regional crime-prevention unit, were patrolling the park when he tried to lose himself in the crowd on seeing their patrol car.[1] They caught him shortly afterwards and searched him because he appeared visibly agitated.[1]

The search found 24 wrappers of cocaine weighing about 13 grams and two fragments of hashish weighing about 51 grams, partly divided into doses, hidden in his backpack and on him.[1] Police also seized 110 euros in cash of various denominations, which investigators treated as possible proceeds of dealing.[1] A 750-millilitre pepper spray can with a declared range of up to seven metres was in the backpack; police said its size exceeded the legal limit and reported him at liberty for carrying an improper weapon.[1]

At the Questura, Bologna’s police headquarters, checks showed he had previous police records and was subject to a ban on entering public venues issued by the Bologna police chief on 1 September 2026.[1] He was arrested for possession of drugs for dealing and reported at liberty for carrying an improper weapon.[1] The arrest came during extraordinary checks ordered by the Bologna Questura against dealing in the city’s most exposed public areas.[1]

The cocaine is not counted in the cannabis figures: police gave no total weight for all the drugs together.[2] èTV reported the same seizure of 13 grams of cocaine, two hashish fragments weighing 51 grams, 110 euros and the 750-millilitre spray.[3]