37-year-old smoking a joint in disused Gorizia hotel; over 2 g marijuana seized
Carabinieri of the Gorizia company found a 37-year-old man smoking a joint on the second floor of the disused Albero alla Transalpina in via Giuseppe Caprin on 10 November 2026 and seized more than two grams of marijuana. The man was taken to the company offices and reported to the Prefecture of Gorizia for possession of drugs for personal use; no arrest was reported.
🇮🇹 ex Albero alla Transalpina, via Giuseppe Caprin, Gorizia · Italy
Carabinieri of the Gorizia company checked the disused Albero alla Transalpina
building in via Giuseppe Caprin, in Gorizia, on the afternoon of Tuesday 10
November 2026.[1]The check was part of the force’s inspections of abandoned
buildings in the city, run to prevent urban decay and drug use.[1]Officers of
the Sezione Radiomobile, drawn by a strong pungent smell from the upper floors,
reached the second floor, where they found a 37-year-old man lying on an
improvised mattress and smoking a joint.[1]
Analyses confirmed that the substance beside him was marijuana, in a quantity
exceeding two grams, in addition to the joint he already held.[1]The drug was
placed under administrative seizure and the man was reported to the Prefecture
of Gorizia for possession of drugs for personal use.[1]The man was taken to
the company command for checks, and both the marijuana and the joint were seized
administratively.[2]Il Piccolo reports the total of more than two grams as
covering the package and the hand-rolled cigarette together.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
2 g
Sites
1
Agency
Carabinieri
Agency type
Gendarmerie
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (2 g)
Activity
Possession, Use
Setting
Other building
Charge
detenzione di stupefacenti per uso personale
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Sources
RaiNewsrainews.itITGorizia, sorpreso con marijuana in un edificio abbandonato. Segnalato un cittadino di 37 anni
Il Friuliilfriuli.itITSorpreso con uno spinello nell’ex albergo alla Transalpina
Il Piccoloilpiccolo.itITControlli anti degrado a Gorizia: sorpreso dai carabinieri a fumare uno spinello all’ex Albergo alla Transalpina
Open questions the AI reported
The sources say the man was taken to the Carabinieri company offices for checks and reported to the Prefecture, but do not state whether he was formally detained or arrested.
RaiNews reports more than two grams of marijuana in the package in addition to the joint, while Il Piccolo reports the total of more than two grams as covering the package and the hand-rolled cigarette together; this report follows RaiNews.
No weight is given for the joint itself, so the recorded figure covers only the marijuana in the package.
No sanction, follow-up or court outcome was reported; the matter was an administrative report to the Prefecture for personal use.
No value estimate for the marijuana was published.
The three outlets publish the same Carabinieri account, so they are not independent reporting of the event.
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