21-year-old arrested in Sant'Antimo with 71 g of cannabis
Police in Sant'Antimo arrested a 21-year-old after finding 18 marijuana packets (41 g) and six hashish packets (30 g) in his car during a night check on Via Svizzera. Officers also seized 2,000 euros in cash, a 12-cm knife and a telescopic wrench, and reported him for unlawful carrying of weapons.
🇮🇹 Via Svizzera, Sant'Antimo · Italy
Arrested
1
Cannabis
71 g
Officers of the Frattamaggiore commissariat stopped a car with a young man
aboard on Via Svizzera in Sant’Antimo during a night territorial-control patrol
after his manner drew their attention.[1] The young man, described as 21 years
old, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of narcotics for the
purpose of dealing.[1] He was also reported for unlawful carrying of weapons
or objects capable of offending in connection with the knife and the telescopic
wrench found in his possession.[1]
The search recovered 18 packets of marijuana weighing 41 grams in total.[1]
Officers also recovered six packets containing 30 grams of hashish.[1] The
young man was found with 2,000 euros in cash in mixed-denomination banknotes.[1] Officers also found a knife measuring 12 centimetres overall and a
telescopic lug wrench, a long tyre iron.[1] A second local account confirms
the seizure of 18 marijuana packets totalling 41 grams and six hashish packets
totalling 30 grams.[2]
Police described the stop as part of anti-drug-dealing activity in the area
north of Naples.[1]
Photos and video
The seizure laid out after the Via Svizzera stop. Source: Lo Strillone TV
The Lo Strillone article describes the suspect as 21 in its headline and opening but as 20 later; other outlets report 21, and the report uses 21 while noting the discrepancy.
The articles describe the stop as occurring at night but give no separate calendar date for it; 3 November 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
The suspect's name was not published.
No court outcome was reported; the arrest for possession for dealing and the report for weapons offences were the latest steps known.
State Police arrested a 21-year-old in Sant'Antimo after finding 18 sachets of marijuana weighing 41 grams and 6 sachets of hashish weighing 30 grams. Officers also seized 2,000 euros in cash, a knife and a telescopic baton, and reported him for unlawful carrying of weapons.
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