Carabinieri of Marina di Tor San Lorenzo arrested a 33-year-old man at Marina di Tor San Lorenzo after drugs, a pistol with an erased serial number and cash were found in his home.[1] Officers reached the man after observation, territorial checks, prolonged stakeouts and investigative findings.[1] The operation began the previous afternoon when officers, after prolonged stakeouts and operational checks, burst into the man’s home.[2] A second account describes the haul as a maxi seizure of drugs and a clandestine weapon at Marina di Tor San Lorenzo in Ardea.[3]

The main haul was 1.7 kilograms of cocaine, partly still in a compact block and partly already divided into smaller wraps ready to be put on the dealing market according to investigators.[1] Officers also seized 42 grams of hashish during the house search.[1] Investigators treated the home as a storage and supply centre for the drug.[2] The search also uncovered a .45-calibre revolver with an erased serial number and, with the weapon, 14 rounds of the same calibre; officers also seized 10,050 euros in cash.[1] The clandestine pistol will undergo ballistic and fingerprint checks to verify whether it was used in recent crimes or bloodshed in the area.[1]

The 33-year-old was arrested in flagrante on suspicion of possession of drugs for dealing and illegal possession of a clandestine weapon and ammunition.[1] He was taken to Velletri prison at the disposal of the judicial authority.[2] The proceedings remain at the preliminary-investigation stage and the suspect is presumed innocent until a final conviction.[2]