Local police in La Spezia arrested a 29-year-old Moroccan man who lives in the city and regularly resides in Italy.[1][2] Plainclothes officers stopped him near the 2 Giugno school complex as part of anti-dealing checks focused on areas frequented by students.[1][3] The stop took place on the afternoon before the 14 November report.[1]

Officers found several doses of cocaine in a cigarette container in his jacket.[1][4] Officers then extended the check to the place where he habitually stayed, which was different from his registered address.[1][4] With support from Jazz, the command’s anti-drug dog, the search found more cocaine and hashish weighing just under 100 grams in total.[1][2] Officers also recovered a precision scale and material used to package individual doses.[1][3]

Preliminary chemical-reagent tests were positive for both substances.[1][4] The man was arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of drugs for dealing and was referred to the judicial authority for a fast-track trial.[1][4] He was placed at the disposal of the judicial authority for a giudizio direttissimo.[1]