Police seize 7 kg of cannabis and arrest three in a Cagliari night-life flat
Cagliari's Flying Squad Falcons unit seized about 7 kilograms of cannabis — roughly 4 kg of marijuana and 3 kg of hashish — hidden in bags in a flat on Corso Vittorio Emanuele that may have stocked the city's clubs. Three suspects, two men and a woman, were arrested and remanded to Uta prison on charges of possession with intent to sell.
Officers of the Flying Squad Falcons unit of Cagliari’s Squadra Mobile seized
over seven kilograms of drugs in a flat on Corso Vittorio Emanuele that,
according to the unit, may have stocked the city’s many clubs.[1]Hidden in
several bags in the flat, officers found about 4 kg of marijuana, 3 kg of
hashish and just under 40 g of cocaine.[1]The flat is located just a few
steps from Largo Carlo Felice and Piazza Yenne, in the heart of Cagliari’s
nightlife district.[1]
Three young people were arrested in Uta on charges of drug possession with
intent to sell.[1]The arrested suspects were Simone Mellano (32), Marcello
Congiu (51) and Denise Serri (24), who allegedly kept the drugs in a flat in
Stampace.[1]
Officers first stopped the woman at the building entrance, where she began to
scream and resist; they then stormed the flat.[1]
The Italian version of the report names the same three suspects, Simone Mellano
(32), Marcello Congiu (51) and Denise Serri (24), who allegedly kept the drugs
in a flat in Stampace.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Cannabis
7 kg
Agency
Squadra Mobile
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (4 kg); Hashish (3 kg)
Activity
Sale, Possession
Setting
Home
Charge
detenzione ai fini di spaccio (possession with intent to sell)
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Sardegna
Date
Publication date
Sources
L'Unione Sarda.itunionesarda.itDECagliari, Drogenumschlagplatz im Herzen des Cagliari-Nachtlebens: Drei Festnahmen und sieben Kilo Drogen beschlagnahmt.
L'Unione Sarda.itunionesarda.itITCagliari, base dello spaccio nel cuore della movida: tre arresti e sette chili di droga sequestrati
Open questions the AI reported
No separate date is given for the search or arrests; 6 June 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
The cannabis weights are approximate (about 4 kg of marijuana and 3 kg of hashish), not exact measured figures.
No court outcome was reported; the case is at the investigation stage with the three suspects in custody at Uta.
Both sources are the same article published in German and Italian by the same publisher, L'Unione Sarda; no independent second outlet was found.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in L'Unione Sarda.it: The operation followed a YouPol tip received by the police headquarters in the days before the raid, naming one of the three suspects who had set up a dealing operation in the city centre.
Penitentiary police seized about 40 grams of hashish hidden in hollowed Giotto coloured pencils in a registered parcel for a detainee at Pavilion C of Turin's Lorusso e Cutugno prison. No sender was identified, and the Osapp union used the find to protest staff shortages and overcrowding.
Railway police in Ravenna reported an 18-year-old Italian at liberty after a smell in the station hall led them to about 35 grams of cannabinoids. The Questura said he was already known for drug offences and was also reported for breaching two removal orders.
Carabinieri of the Gorizia company found a 37-year-old man smoking a joint on the second floor of the disused Albero alla Transalpina in via Giuseppe Caprin on 10 November 2026 and seized more than two grams of marijuana. The man was taken to the company offices and reported to the Prefecture of Gorizia for possession of drugs for personal use; no arrest was reported.
Guardia di Finanza officers stopped a car in Lario Intelvese and recovered 21.2 grams of hashish thrown away by one of five youths. The youth was reported to the judicial authority for possession for dealing and the drugs were seized.