Carabinieri of the Tuscania Company concluded an anti-drug operation in the woods of Upper Tuscia, uncovering an illegal activity operating in the territory of Valentano.[1] The intervention was carried out on the morning of 30 October by officers of the Valentano station with support from the Operations and Mobile Radio Unit of the Tuscania Company.[1] Officers arrested in the act two North African citizens surprised at an improvised bivouac hidden in the scrub.[1][2] After the required formalities the two arrested men were taken to Viterbo prison at the disposal of the judicial authority.[1][2] They will answer on various counts for detention and dealing of drugs, abusive occupation of land and abusive carrying of weapons.[1][2]

The immediate search found and seized 81 grams of hashish, the cannabis component recorded here, together with 44 grams of cocaine and 22 grams of heroin.[1][2] Officers also seized material for weighing and packaging doses, cash believed to be dealing proceeds and three fixed-blade knives.[1][2] The bivouac was dismantled and the illegally occupied area was cleared.[1][2] The operation was part of an ongoing Carabinieri effort against dealing in wooded areas across the provincial territory.[1]