45-year-old arrested after selling hashish to 16-year-old in Naples
Carabinieri in Naples arrested 45-year-old Francesco Terracciano after watching him sell hashish to a 16-year-old at the Gradoni di Chiaia. Officers seized two hashish sticks, 230 euros and a phone from the man and handed the minor to a parent.
Carabinieri of the Napoli Centro company arrested a suspected dealer in the
Chiaia district of Naples.[1]The man was identified as Francesco Terracciano,
a 45-year-old Neapolitan, who reportedly said “Mi avete beccato” when stopped.[1]The 45-year-old was arrested on accusations of dealing narcotics, while the
16-year-old was entrusted to a parent.[1]
During a check at about 23:00 in via Monte di Dio, the 16-year-old told officers
he was heading to the Gradoni di Chiaia to buy “due stecche di fumo”.[1]After
being reprimanded, officers discreetly followed him along via Giovanni Nicotera
and vico Monteroduni to the Gradoni di Chiaia.[1]Officers watched the boy
approach the man and hand over a 20-euro note.[1]In return he received a
small bag and 10 euros in change.[1]
A search found two small sticks of hashish and 230 euros in cash on the man.[1]Officers also seized a mobile telephone.[1]Officers then reached the
16-year-old, who voluntarily handed over the hashish dose he had just bought,
which was seized.[2]
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Teleclub Italiateleclubitalia.itITNapoli, 16enne ai Carabinieri: «Vado a comprare due stecche di fumo». Arrestato spacciatore ai Gradoni di Chiaia
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The articles give no separate date for the night check around 23:00; 14 November 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
No weight was published for the two hashish sticks, the bag sold to the minor or the dose he handed over, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
No court outcome beyond the arrest on dealing accusations was reported.
Il Gazzettino Vesuviano shows only a Carabinieri car door marked 112, and Teleclubitalia a night plaza with a Carabinieri Clio and no hashish, so no event photo is listed.
Carabinieri arrested a 23-year-old man in Vetralla for alleged drug dealing after finding about 106 grams of cocaine in his car. A home search then recovered 552 grams of hashish and a precision scale, and he was jailed in Viterbo.
Carabinieri in San Paolo di Civitate arrested a 63-year-old man and seized over 320 grams of marijuana plus about 66 grams of cocaine from his home and an adjacent plot. After validation of the arrest, a judge ordered house arrest while preliminary investigations continue.
Police in Avellino arrested a 26-year-old man for unlawful possession of drugs for dealing, seizing cocaine, 22 grams of hashish and 15.5 grams of marijuana. He was placed under house arrest pending a validation hearing, with the allegations provisional and the man presumed innocent.
Carabinieri in Naples' San Giovanni a Teduccio district stopped a 38-year-old driver in via Vigliena during a traffic check and seized 53 grams of hashish and 16.3 grams of marijuana from his jacket. A 25-year-old passenger was also reported with 8 grams of marijuana; the driver was placed under house arrest.
