Carabinieri from the Trentola Ducenta station arrested two Teverola residents, a 46-year-old man already known to police and a 40-year-old woman, on suspicion of drug possession for dealing.[1] Il Meridiano News likewise reports that the Trentola Ducenta station Carabinieri arrested the 46-year-old man and 40-year-old woman late on 13 November for alleged possession for dealing.[2] The operation began with a check of the Fiat Panda in which the two were travelling.[1]
A search of the car found 44 doses of cocaine weighing 11.15 grams in total, plus 192.05 euros in small-denomination notes thought to come from dealing.[1] A later search of the couple’s home found four blocks of hashish weighing 258.98 grams in total.[1] The second account likewise says officers found another four blocks of hashish weighing about 259 grams at the couple’s home.[2] Officers seized all the drugs found and the cash pending further legal steps and placing them at the disposal of the judicial authority.[1]
After the formalities the two were taken to their home and placed under house arrest as ordered by the judicial authority informed by the officers.[1] A fast-track trial for both was set for the morning of 14 November.[1] The proceedings were in the preliminary-investigation phase, so the suspects are considered innocent until any final conviction.[1] The second account likewise says the drugs and money were seized and the two were then placed under house arrest at home.[2]
