29-year-old sentenced to 1 year over 100 g hashish in Menfi
A Sciacca court sentenced 29-year-old Francesco Sabella of Menfi to one year for possessing almost 100 grams of hashish for dealing and for resisting police after a balcony-hopping escape attempt. The judge treated the drug offence as minor and suspended the term on condition he works for a year in a public facility.
A court in Sciacca sentenced 29-year-old Francesco Sabella of Menfi to one year
in prison.[1][2]He was convicted of possessing drugs for dealing and of
resisting a public official.[3][2]The judge found the drug offence to be of
minor gravity and suspended the prison term on condition that he do a year of
work in a public facility.[1][2]
The case began with a search by officers of the Sciacca police station.[1][2]The
officers found almost 100 grams of hashish in his possession.[1][2]When the
officers found the drug, he tried to avoid the check by fleeing across the
balconies of the building.[1][2]The flight lasted only briefly before the
officers reached him and stopped him.[1]
A second local outlet reports the same hearing and says police found the accused
with just under 100 grams of hashish before he jumped between balconies and was
caught.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Charged
1
Convicted
1
Sentenced
1
Cannabis
100 g
Prison
1 year
Agency
commissariato di Sciacca
Agency type
Police, Court
Cannabis
Hashish (100 g)
Activity
Possession, Sale
Setting
Home
Charges
detenzione di droga ai fini di spaccio; resistenza a pubblico ufficiale
The reports give no separate date for the search or the sentencing hearing; 5 November 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
The hashish weight is given only as almost or just under 100 grams, not an exact weight, and is recorded as 0.1 kg.
The pages give no value for the seized hashish and no fine amount was reported.
The Canicattì Web Notizie page gives no separate date for the sentencing hearing; 5 November 2026 is the incident date from earlier coverage and this page was published on 8 November 2026.
The page describes the escape as jumping across balconies without naming Sambuca, while another outlet places the jump on the balcony of a neighbouring building in Sambuca.
The page carries an uncaptioned generic stock picture of a courtroom and a man in handcuffs, with no credit tying it to this case, so no photo is listed.
State Police arrested a 48-year-old Italian man in Sesto San Giovanni after finding about 2 kg of hashish in a shopping bag near his home. A search found 50 grams of marijuana and cash; a Monza court validated the arrest and ordered him to report to the judicial police.
Police in Ficarazzi arrested a 29-year-old man from Palermo after finding 10 hashish wraps and 145 euros near Piazza San Pio. A search of his home seized two further blocks weighing 49.40 grams, and he was held for validation of the arrest.
Carabinieri in Zagarolo arrested a 44-year-old man after personal and home searches found 50 grams of cocaine in 82 doses and 7 grams of marijuana. The man was held for a fast-track validation hearing after officers also seized 95 euros and a mobile phone.
A 32-year-old Tunisian guest at the Hotel Elvezia in Pesaro was arrested after he threw away a block of hashish as police checked the building for stolen earphones, and officers found 5,485 euros in cash under his mattress. He settled the case with a plea bargain before the judge in the direct trial procedure, receiving six months on top of an earlier suspended eight-month sentence.
