TERAMO. Over 1.2 kg of cocaine and 5,500 euros in cash were seized by the police at the end of an operation which led to the arrest of two non-EU citizens, aged 33 and 29, domiciled in San Benedetto del Tronto and to the discovery of a laboratory for drug packaging in Tortoreto.
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Carabinieri checks in Colonnella after searches in Tortoreto and San Benedetto del Tronto
The soldiers of the Alba Adriatica Company carried out the search in a house in Tortoreto, where 1,204 grams of cocaine-type narcotic substance, two precision electronic scales and material suitable for packaging the doses were found. a search in Colonnella, on uncultivated land, during which a further 100 grams of cocaine were found, divided into 200 heat-sealed sachets of half a gram each. Finally, a third check was carried out in another residence, in San Benedetto del Tronto: here 5,500 euros in banknotes of various denominations were found and seized, presumed proceeds from the illicit drug dealing activity.