Carabinieri arrested a 31-year-old Italian man on Friday evening after a chase that ended in Cavaria con Premezzo.[1] The man was driving a Fiat Panda in via Libertà in Besnate and did not stop at a Carabinieri road checkpoint despite driving with a revoked licence.[1] The pursuit crossed Besnate and the Cajello district of Gallarate before ending in Cavaria con Premezzo.[1] Officers stopped the vehicle and blocked the driver, who reportedly resisted.[1]

A personal and car search found a 103-gram block of hashish, a knife and cash of just under 32,000 euros.[1] The man, described as unemployed, was held overnight in security cells.[1] A second account confirms the search found a 103-gram hashish block, a knife and about 32,000 euros in cash, and that the driver’s licence had been revoked.[2]

On Saturday morning he appeared before the Busto Arsizio court for a fast-track direttissimo hearing.[1] After the hearing the judge imposed a residence ban from Varese province and a daily reporting obligation to judicial police in a municipality in Milan province.[1] A third account also says the man spent the night in a security cell and then appeared before the Busto Arsizio judge for a direttissimo hearing.[3]