On the morning of Wednesday 11 November 2026, at about 9:30 a.m., State Police Flying Squad officers on an extraordinary patrol of Reggio Emilia’s historic station area stopped a young man in Piazzale Marconi.[1] The person stopped was a 19-year-old of Tunisian origin who was lingering with a suspicious manner near a bar in the square in front of the railway station entrance.[2]
A personal search found about 20 grams of hashish and about 5 grams of cocaine hidden in his clothing.[1] Police said the drugs were already divided and ready to be passed to third parties.[2] Officers arrested the 19-year-old on suspicion of possessing narcotics for the purpose of dealing.[2] Officers seized all the drugs found, together with a mobile phone and 65 euros in cash in small-denomination notes believed to be possible proceeds of dealing.[1]
The teenager was already known to police for numerous previous offences concerning property and drugs.[2] He was placed at the disposal of the judicial authority pending a validation hearing, whose outcome was not reported.[1]
