Carabinieri arrested a 54-year-old local man in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, in the province of Catania, on suspicion of possessing drugs for sale.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The search was carried out by officers of the Fiumefreddo di Sicilia station with colleagues from the Calatabiano station, the Giarre Radiomobile unit and the Carabinieri dog unit from Nicolosi.[1][2][3][4][8][6][7]

The man was already serving a probation order to social services (affidamento in prova ai servizi sociali) for earlier offences.[1][2][3][4][5][6] During the search of his flat the drug dog King led officers straight to the bedroom, where three bags on the dresser held 10 grams of heroin, almost 3 grams of hashish and 1.50 grams of marijuana.[1][2][3][4][6] A ready-to-use marijuana and tobacco joint was found on the bedside table.[1][3][4][5][6] Officers also seized a working precision scale and pieces of cellophane judged suitable for packing the drugs into doses.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The drugs will go to the competent laboratory for qualitative and quantitative tests to establish their exact nature and characteristics, the Carabinieri said.[1][2][3][4][5][6] After the operation the man was arrested and placed at the disposal of the judicial authorities.[1][2][3][4][5]

The three bags of heroin, hashish and marijuana were hidden on the dresser (il comò), while the ready-to-use marijuana and tobacco joint lay on the bedside table (il comodino).[2]

The patrols carried out both a personal search and a search of the flat.[3]

During the search, carried out with the support of the dog units, the dog King sniffed out the drugs.[7]