High-Speed Chase Leads to Drug Shop Discovery in Man's Car

He was intercepted aboard his Peugeot 108 while, last night, he was traveling at high speed on the ss 7 quater, at Castel Volturno. The 26-year-old, with his cocky attitude, aroused the suspicions of the carabinieri of the Operational and Mobile Unit of the Mondragone Territorial Department who, after pulling up alongside him, ordered him to stop at the intersection with via Nuova. From the initial phases of the control, the young man immediately showed intolerance towards the military who, after having identified him, subjected him to personal and vehicle search. It took the carabinieri just a few minutes to find, inside the passenger compartment, a real "drug shop" consisting of various types of drugs and equipment for distribution. Seized were 34.85 grams of cocaine, 128.31 grams of hashish, 75 grams of marijuana, an electronic precision scale, two smartphones with their sim cards, and the sum of €1,050.00 in cash in various denominations. In one of the car's storage compartments, furthermore, numerous cellophane bags used for packaging and distributing the doses were found. The 26-year-old, already known to the authorities, was arrested and taken to the Santa Maria Capua Vetere prison. He will have to answer for possession with the intent to distribute narcotics.