31-year-old arrested in Castel Volturno with 9.6 kg of cannabis
Police in Castel Volturno arrested a 31-year-old man after finding about 6.2 kg of hashish, 3.4 kg of marijuana and 1.6 kg of cocaine in his flat. The cannabis share of 9.6 kg was seized with scales and packaging material, and the man was taken to Santa Maria Capua Vetere prison on the prosecutor's order.
🇮🇹 Castel Volturno, Caserta · Italy
Arrested
1
Cannabis
9.6 kg
Agencies
Squadra Investigativa del Commissariato di Pubblica Sicurezza di Castel Volturno, Procura della Repubblica presso il Tribunale di Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Officers of the investigative squad of the Castel Volturno police station
arrested a man in the act and took more than eleven kilograms of drugs off the
local market.[1]Police in Caserta dismantled what they described as a genuine
drug store inside a private home on the afternoon of 13 November 2026.[1]The
man arrested is a 31-year-old local already known to investigators, accused of
possessing drugs with intent to deal.[1]The operation capped targeted
investigative work against dealing in the Domizio area, backed on the ground by
dog units brought in from Naples and Ladispoli.[1]
Once the suspected storage point was identified, officers entered the
31-year-old’s property and carried out a home search.[1]Inside the flat they
found a large mixed load of about 6.2 kilos of hashish, 3.4 kilos of marijuana
and 1.6 kilos of cocaine.[1]A precision scale and everything needed to cut
and package individual doses was kept alongside the drugs.[1]CasertaFocus
reports the same breakdown of about 6.2 kilograms of hashish, 3.4 kilograms of
marijuana and 1.6 kilograms of cocaine, over 11 kilograms in total.[2]
After formalities at the station, the suspect was taken to the local prison on
the order of the prosecutor’s office at the Santa Maria Capua Vetere court.[1]Il Mattino likewise says the 31-year-old was taken to the Santa Maria Capua
Vetere prison.[3]AstraNews gives the same seizure figures of about 6.2
kilograms of hashish, 3.4 kilograms of marijuana and 1.6 kilograms of cocaine, a
total above 11 kilos.[4]
Photos and video
Police officer with a sniffer dog beside the seized drug packages laid out after the Castel Volturno raid.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
9.6 kg
Agencies
Squadra Investigativa del Commissariato di Pubblica Sicurezza di Castel Volturno; Procura della Repubblica presso il Tribunale di Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Hashish (6.2 kg); Herbal cannabis (3.4 kg)
Activity
Possession, Sale
Setting
Home
Charge
detenzione di sostanze stupefacenti ai fini di spaccio
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Campania
Date
Approximate
Sources
Il Crivelloilcrivello.itITCastel Volturno, blitz in casa di un 31enne: sequestrati oltre 11 chili di droga tra hashish, marijuana e cocaina
Il Mattinoilmattino.itITMaxi sequestro di droga a Castel Volturno: la polizia ritira oltre 11 chili, tra hashish, marijuana e cocaina
AstraNewsastranews.netITCastel Volturno, arrestato un uomo di 31 anni: sequestrati oltre 11 chili di droga
Open questions the AI reported
No calendar date is stated for the raid; 13 November 2026 is derived from 'yesterday afternoon' in accounts published on 14 November 2026.
The cannabis weights are reported as approximate figures of about 6.2 and 3.4 kilograms.
The 1.6 kilograms of cocaine seized in the same search is excluded from the cannabis total; the combined total above 11 kilograms is not attributed to cannabis.
No court outcome beyond the transfer to Santa Maria Capua Vetere prison was reported; the case stood at the investigation stage.
The suspect is identified only as a 31-year-old local man, with no name given.
State police in Matera arrested a 48-year-old man in the act of dealing after catching him with cocaine in his garage and finding two pieces of hashish weighing 9.6 grams in his home. Officers also seized almost 100 grams of cocaine, packaging material and 3,265 euros in cash, and a judge later placed the man under house arrest with an electronic bracelet.
Carabinieri arrested a 23-year-old man in Vetralla for alleged drug dealing after finding about 106 grams of cocaine in his car. A home search then recovered 552 grams of hashish and a precision scale, and he was jailed in Viterbo.
Carabinieri in San Paolo di Civitate arrested a 63-year-old man and seized over 320 grams of marijuana plus about 66 grams of cocaine from his home and an adjacent plot. After validation of the arrest, a judge ordered house arrest while preliminary investigations continue.
Carabinieri in Naples arrested 45-year-old Francesco Terracciano after watching him sell hashish to a 16-year-old at the Gradoni di Chiaia. Officers seized two hashish sticks, 230 euros and a phone from the man and handed the minor to a parent.