Milan State Police arrested a 23-year-old Italian man for alleged possession of drugs for dealing and seized 13 kg of marijuana shipped inside two large packing boxes.[1][2][3] An officer disguised himself as a courier to make the delivery, and the young man was arrested after signing the handheld device to take the parcels.[4][5][6]

Rho-Pero police acted after a shipping-company worker in the Rho area reported a strong marijuana smell coming from two large parcels.[1][7][3][5] Inside the parcels officers found four bags holding 13 kg of marijuana and a satellite GPS tracker.[1][2][7][3][5][6] Prosecutors authorised a delayed seizure so officers could identify the recipient, and with the help of Milan’s Flying Squad they traced him to Novate Milanese.[1][3][5]

A police officer wearing the courier company’s uniform came to the 23-year-old’s door to deliver the parcels while colleagues waited near the home.[8][3] In a later home search with drug dogs, officers seized 3 mobile phones, labels and invoices for the parcels, 500 euros in cash and assorted stickers apparently meant for packaging the drug.[4][2][3][5][6] Police were examining the seized material as they investigated the marijuana’s origin and how the shipments were managed.[6]