20-year-old arrested in Sottomarina after police seize 100 g of hashish
Polizia di Stato officers arrested a 20-year-old man in Sottomarina, Chioggia, after stopping him near the Santuario della Navicella and recovering four doses of hashish he had discarded. A follow-up search of his garage uncovered an approximately 100-gram block of hashish and a precision scale.
🇮🇹 Santuario della Beata Vergine della Navicella, Sottomarina, Chioggia, Venice · Italy
Polizia di Stato officers from the Chioggia police station arrested a
20-year-old man in Sottomarina during patrols targeting drug dealing in youth
gathering spots.[1]Officers patrolling near the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the
Navicella with the support of plainclothes personnel spotted two young men
sitting close together.[2]When the patrol approached, one of the two men
threw small packages onto the ground.[1]Police stopped the young man and
immediately recovered four discarded wraps containing hashish.[3]
Investigators then searched the youth’s home and discovered a block of hashish
weighing approximately 100 grams hidden inside the garage.[1]Officers also
seized a precision electronic scale believed to have been used to package
individual doses of drugs.[3]Police arrested the young man on charges of
possession of narcotics with intent to sell and placed him at the disposal of
the judicial authorities.[1]The operation formed part of extraordinary
territorial controls ordered by the Venice police headquarters to curb drug
distribution among young people.[1]The criminal proceedings remain at the
preliminary investigation stage, and the suspect is presumed innocent until any
final conviction.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
100 g
Agency
Commissariato di Pubblica Sicurezza di Chioggia
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish (100 g)
Activity
Sale, Possession
Setting
Home, Street or public place
Charge
detenzione di sostanze stupefacenti ai fini di spaccio
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Veneto
Date
Publication date
Sources
ChioggiaTVchioggiatv.itITSpaccio vicino al Santuario della Navicella: ventenne sorpreso con 100 grammi di hashish e arrestato
Polizia di Statoquesture.poliziadistato.itITCHIOGGIA: ATTIVITA’ DI CONTRASTO ALLO SPACCIO DI SOSTANZE STUPEFACENTI NEI LUOGHI DI AGGREGAZIONE GIOVANILE. 1 SOGGETTO ARRESTATO DALLA POLIZIA DI STATO DI VENEZIA
The articles give no separate date for the arrest, noting only that it took place in recent days; 10 November 2026 is the publication date of the reports.
No separate weight was reported for the four doses of hashish recovered near the sanctuary, so only the approximately 100-gram block is counted in the seized weight.
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