Two arrested in Lamezia Terme with over 310 g of hashish and marijuana
State Police in Lamezia Terme arrested two foreign citizens for alleged drug dealing after a roadside check led to home searches. Officers seized over 150 grams of hashish, 160 grams of marijuana, a hemp plantlet and a precision scale; a judge validated the arrests and ordered both to remain resident in a set place.
🇮🇹 Lamezia Terme · Italy
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Arrested
2
Plants destroyed
1
Cannabis
310 g
Agencies
Commissariato di Lamezia Terme (Polizia di Stato), Reparto Prevenzione Crimine di Vibo Valentia +1
State Police arrested two foreign citizens in flagrante in Lamezia Terme on
suspicion of possessing drugs for dealing.[1]The two were legally present in
Italy.[1]A judge validated the arrests and ordered both men to remain
resident in a set place under obbligo di dimora.[1]
The operation began with a roadside check in the city centre, where officers
found the two with a few grams of hashish.[1]Follow-up searches extending to
their homes seized over 150 grams of hashish, 160 grams of marijuana, one hemp
plantlet and a precision scale.[1]
Officers of the local Commissariat carried out the operation with support from
the Vibo Valentia Crime Prevention Unit.[1]The operation was coordinated by
the Lamezia Terme public prosecutor’s office.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Plants destroyed
1
Cannabis
310 g
Agencies
Commissariato di Lamezia Terme (Polizia di Stato); Reparto Prevenzione Crimine di Vibo Valentia; Procura della Repubblica di Lamezia Terme
Telemiatelemia.itITLamezia Terme, blitz antidroga: sequestrati oltre 300 grammi di hashish e marijuana - Telemia
Open questions the AI reported
No separate date is given for the roadside check, searches and arrests; 26 October 2026 is the article's publication date and stands in for the incident date.
The two arrested people are described only as foreign citizens legally present in Italy; no names, ages or further details were published.
The hashish amount is given as over 150 grams, so the 0.31 kg cannabis total is a minimum combining that with the stated 160 grams of marijuana.
No second account of this operation or agency statement could be opened; the report rests on the single Telemia article.
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