A young man just over 18 was arrested by the local police for dealing hashish after being caught handing doses to another youth steps from a school and a gym frequented by many minors.[1] The episode dates to the evening of Tuesday 4 November, during a control operation in youth gathering areas and near schools.[1] The intervention took place near Istituto Comprensivo 2 in via Corni and the adjoining gym.[1]
Officers saw the young man handing several doses of hashish to another youth who had arrived by car.[1] A personal search found further doses of the same substance, already packaged and ready for sale.[1] Checks were extended to the young man’s home, where officers found a further quantity of cannabis resin.[1] All the drugs, together with money deemed proceeds of the activity, were placed under criminal seizure.[1]
The young man, who had a clean record, was arrested and then released pending further judicial developments.[1] The buyer was also stopped while driving his own car.[1] He was cited for the administrative offence of possessing narcotics for personal use under article 75 of Presidential Decree 309/90, with immediate withdrawal of his driving licence.[2] The driver will be reported to the Modena prefecture as a drug user for evaluation of a licence suspension.[3]
