Carabinieri officers from the Zogno station arrested a 26-year-old man with no fixed abode who was already known to police in Via Ponte Botta in Sedrina in the late afternoon of Tuesday 3 November.[1][2] Police accused him of possessing drugs for the purpose of dealing.[1][3][4][5] On the morning of Wednesday 4 November judges validated the flagrant arrest and ordered the precautionary measure banning him from residing in the entire province of Bergamo.[1][3][4][5]

During the personal search officers found 84 grams of cocaine kept in a cellophane bag and partly already divided into doses, together with 33 grams of hashish and 245 euros in cash.[1][2][4][5] Investigators considered the cash to be possible proceeds of dealing activity, and officers seized both the drugs and the money.[1] The Zogno Carabinieri carried out the stop, search and seizure reported from Sedrina.[1][3][5]

The arrest took place as part of territorial control services aimed at combating drug dealing.[1] The soldiers had become suspicious because of the young man’s attitude, stopped him for a check and subjected him to a personal search.[1][4][5]