Carabinieri officers from the Castelfranco Emilia station arrested a man on 28 October in flagrante for possession of hashish alleged to be intended for dealing.[1][2] The Modena public prosecutor’s office at the Modena court announced the arrest through a press release signed by prosecutor Luca Masini.[1] The operation came from the execution of a local and personal search warrant issued by the prosecutor as part of criminal proceedings covering several offences.[1] Within those proceedings, investigators said the suspected sale of narcotics had emerged from analysis of the suspect’s bank movements.[1][2]

Inside the suspect’s home in Nonantola, the Carabinieri found and seized about 300 grams of hashish already divided into blocks and individual doses.[1][2] Officers also seized a precision scale together with various cutting and packaging materials.[1][2] On 30 October, following the validation hearing, the judge for preliminary investigations at the Modena court validated the arrest on the prosecutor’s concurring request.[1] The same judge ordered the precautionary measure of house arrest for the suspect, who therefore moved from custody to detention at home.[1][2]