Carabinieri from the Vetralla station arrested a 23-year-old local man caught in the act on suspicion of possessing drugs for the purpose of dealing.[1] On the orders of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Viterbo, he was taken to the Nicandro Izzo prison in Viterbo.[1]

Officers intercepted the young man’s car on state road 1 Aurelia Bis in the Vetralla area as part of a targeted anti-dealing territorial control involving the Vetralla and Viterbo stations, the operational section of the Viterbo company and the Monte Romano station.[1] Searching the vehicle, officers found about 106 grams of cocaine.[1] A subsequent home search recovered another 552 grams of hashish and a precision scale believed to have been used to prepare doses.[1] All of the drugs and the equipment were seized.[1]

At his home, officers found 552 grams of hashish and a precision scale used to package doses of drugs.[2] The Carabinieri announced the operation through a press release dated 10 November 2026 and shared with the Viterbo prosecutor’s office.[2] The case was at the preliminary-investigation stage, with criminal responsibility to be established only by a final conviction.[2]