An 18-year-old had three doses of cocaine in his pocket and said the possession was strictly for his own use.[1] Officers of the Formia group of the Guardia di Finanza did not believe the account given by G.D.S., an 18-year-old from Formia.[1] They searched his home in Castellonorato, a hill hamlet of Formia, and said they had found a sort of small drug market.[1]

In the house they found 78 grams of cocaine and a further 12 grams of the same drug already divided into 20 doses ready for sale.[1] They also found 103 grams of hashish formed into a circular block, a precision scale, a mobile phone and 1,825 euros in cash, described as the supposed proof of dealing.[1]

The 18-year-old from Castellonorato was arrested, but on Monday he was allowed to return to his home in the hamlet.[1] Maria Rosaria Santoni, the preliminary investigations judge at the Court of Cassino, validated the arrest at the request of deputy prosecutor De Angelis.[1] The defence conducted by his lawyer, Gianni Bove, was accepted, and the teenager was granted house arrest.[1]