Officers of the flying squad of the Cassino police station arrested a 21-year-old Brazilian national in the Colosseo district of Cassino on 5 November 2026, accusing him of possessing drugs for sale and of illegally possessing war ammunition.[1][2] The operation began around 10:15 in the morning, when officers on drug-prevention patrol noticed an unusual coming and going of people known to them as drug users near an apartment block.[1] Police spotted the young man, already known for earlier drug offences, at a third-floor window and searched the bedroom that was at his exclusive disposal.[1]

In the room officers found three wrappers of hashish weighing about 70 grams net, two ready-made joints, a precision scale and a roll of aluminium foil that they considered suitable for packaging doses.[1][2] Officers also seized 380 euros in cash, in banknotes of different denominations, which investigators considered possible proceeds of the illegal activity.[1][2] In the same room police found one unexploded 7.62-calibre cartridge and a 30-06 case, which they described as war ammunition.[1][2]

Checks showed that the man was subject to an order barring him from returning to Cassino, issued by the Frosinone police chief on 29 May 2026 and valid for one year, and that he had returned to the town several times.[1] The judge for preliminary investigations at the court of Cassino confirmed the arrest at the request of the prosecutor and ordered the man to reside in his home municipality in the province of Caserta, with a curfew between 22:00 and 07:00.[1][2] The case is at the preliminary investigation stage, and the suspect is presumed innocent until a final conviction.[1]