16-year-old arrested in Gela with marijuana doses hidden in his underwear
Carabinieri stopped a 16-year-old near Gela's railway station with several doses of marijuana, some hidden in his underwear, and a juvenile court validated the arrest. The judge lifted his home confinement, allowing him back to school under social-service-monitored conditions for at least two months.
🇮🇹 Railway station area, Gela, Caltanissetta, Sicily · Italy
Carabinieri checks over the previous weekend led to the arrest of a 16-year-old
in Gela.[1]The boy had several doses of marijuana on him, some hidden in his
underwear.[1]He was stopped near Gela’s railway station.[1]
The juvenile prosecutor’s office of Caltanissetta ordered that he remain at his
own home.[1]At the validation hearing before the judge for preliminary
investigations, assisted by his lawyer, the boy said the marijuana was for
personal use and not for dealing, as investigators maintain.[1]
The arrest was validated, but the order to stay at home was lifted.[1]He may
return to school provided he meets specific conditions, monitored also by social
services, for at least the next two months.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article gives no separate date for the arrest; it took place during the weekend before the 9 November 2026 publication, so the date is approximate.
The quantity of marijuana is given only as diverse dosi (several doses), with no weight or number of doses published.
The article does not state a charge in legal terms; investigators say the boy dealt the marijuana, which he denies.
No full identity of the minor is reported and the further outcome of the juvenile proceedings is not known.
Only one source for this event could be found and opened; no Carabinieri statement or second outlet account was located.
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