Five arrested in eastern Rome with 1 kg of hashish in shopping bags
Police stopped a car carrying five men in via di Grotta di Gregna, in the Colli Aniene area of eastern Rome, and found ten blocks of hashish weighing about one kilogram in two shopping bags. All five were arrested for possession for dealing, and 7,110 euros in cash was seized.
🇮🇹 Via di Grotta di Gregna, Colli Aniene, Rome · Italy
Officers of the Volanti squad stopped a car carrying five men in via di Grotta
di Gregna, in the Colli Aniene district of eastern Rome.[1]The occupants
tried to get away when the car was stopped, according to the police account.[1]Police described the load as the biggest of their recent operations,
travelling on the Tiburtina road hidden in shopping bags.[2]
Between the seats, in two shopping bags, officers found ten blocks of hashish
weighing about one kilogram and more than 6,000 euros in cash.[3]A further
535 euros was recovered from three of the occupants, bringing the cash seized to
7,110 euros.[3]
All five were arrested for possession of drugs for the purpose of dealing, in
complicity.[2]The Questura di Roma said the arrests were validated by the
judicial authority.[2]The police headquarters said the case is at the
preliminary investigation stage.[2]
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The reports give no separate date for the car stop; 11 November 2026 is the date of the police statement and of publication and stands in for the incident date.
The hashish is given as about one kilogram in ten blocks, with no exact measured weight or laboratory confirmation reported.
No value estimate for the hashish was published.
The five men were not named, and no ages or nationalities were reported.
The police statement says the arrests were validated by the judicial authority but gives no later court decision, precautionary measure or plea.
The same statement reports other, separate drug operations in Rome and its province, with 11 arrests in total and a combined seizure of more than a kilogram of different drugs; that combined figure is not treated as cannabis here and those operations are left out.
The account rests on the Rome police headquarters statement; the outlets reproduce it rather than adding independent reporting.
State Police arrested a 48-year-old Italian man in Sesto San Giovanni after finding about 2 kg of hashish in a shopping bag near his home. A search found 50 grams of marijuana and cash; a Monza court validated the arrest and ordered him to report to the judicial police.
Police in Ficarazzi arrested a 29-year-old man from Palermo after finding 10 hashish wraps and 145 euros near Piazza San Pio. A search of his home seized two further blocks weighing 49.40 grams, and he was held for validation of the arrest.
Carabinieri in Zagarolo arrested a 44-year-old man after personal and home searches found 50 grams of cocaine in 82 doses and 7 grams of marijuana. The man was held for a fast-track validation hearing after officers also seized 95 euros and a mobile phone.
State police dog Rex led officers to a Catania home where a 20-year-old had hidden 252 grams of marijuana and 34 grams of hashish with a scale and vacuum sealer. The man was arrested for possession with intent to deal and held for a fast-track trial.
