Italy’s Carabinieri police arrested a 23-year-old man in the woods at Briga Novarese on Wednesday afternoon, 4 November, during a patrol against drug dealing.[1][2] The operation took place at about 14:15 on Via San Colombano, in a wooded area already known to law enforcement as a drug-dealing location.[1][2] The officers were from the Arona operational section of the Carabinieri’s operational and mobile radio unit.[1] When the young man saw the Carabinieri, they stopped him and checked him.[1]

A search found about 157 grams (0.157 kg) of hashish, 14 grams of cocaine and 6 grams of heroin, 177 grams in total.[1][3][2] Officers also seized two precision scales and material used to package drug doses.[1][2] They also seized two mobile phones and five power banks.[1]

Officers found €1,005 in cash, which they considered proceeds of drug dealing.[1][3][2] After the formalities, the 23-year-old was transferred to Novara prison.[1][3][2] He remained there at the disposal of judicial authorities.[1]