Carabinieri from the Zagarolo station arrested a 44-year-old local man already known to law enforcement, who is seriously suspected of possessing drugs for dealing.[1] Officers stopped him in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi in the town centre during an initiative-led check after noticing his suspicious behaviour.[1] He was then held in the security cells at the disposal of the judicial authority pending a validation hearing under the fast-track procedure.[1]

Personal and home searches found 50 grams of cocaine already divided into 82 doses, together with 7 grams of marijuana.[2] Officers also seized 95 euros in cash, considered proceeds of dealing, and a mobile phone allegedly used to arrange sales.[3] All the drugs, the money and the phone were seized.[3]

The operation began as a routine town-centre check that led to the wider searches.[3] Zagarolo lies in the province of Rome.[2]