Como, drug dealer arrested for home deliveries

Context

In brief

• A 48-year-old man arrested in Como for possession with intent to distribute
• Cocaine home deliveries in the city and outskirts confirmed
• 86 doses of cocaine and 51.45 grams seized
• Ordered to be held at Bassone di Como

Key facts

• Who → 48-year-old Italian citizen of Dominican origin
• Operation → Mobile Squad of the Como State Police
• Method → home deliveries using his own car
• Personal and vehicle seizure → 51.45 grams in 86 doses
• Money → 120 euros believed to be proceeds from drug dealing
• Phones → 2, used to contact customers
• Home search → approximately 4000 euros and 141.18 grams
• Outcome → arrest in the act and transfer to Bassone di Como

The operation in Como

The State Police of Como arrested a 48-year-old Italian citizen of Dominican origin, legally residing in Italy. The man was found in possession of numerous doses of cocaine and cash.

The intervention took place during an operation conducted by investigators from the Mobile Squad to combat itinerant drug dealing. The counter-drug activity covered the city and outskirts.

Investigators established several sales of narcotics attributed to the 48-year-old. According to the reconstruction, the man carried out the activity using his own car, making home deliveries for the benefit of some users.

The sales were established during the Mobile Squad's work as part of the operation against drug dealing. The method described by the Police thus includes the use of the car and home delivery, while the investigation led to the identification of the person involved and some users.

After verifying the sales, the officers proceeded to identify and search the 48-year-old and his vehicle. The operation records also included a home search. The checks therefore concerned the man, his car, and his home, following a sequence of checks that preceded the arrest in the act described in the records.

Operational details

Seizures uncovered during the checks

The personal and vehicle search

The personal and vehicle search led to the seizure of 51.45 grams of cocaine, divided into 86 doses. The police also seized 120 euros in cash, considered proceeds from drug dealing, and two phones used by the 48-year-old to contact customers. These items were seized during the check of the drug dealer, together with the substance already divided into doses.

The search of the residence

The search of the residence led to the seizure of approximately 4000 euros in banknotes of different denominations and an additional 141.18 grams of cocaine. The seizure carried out at the residence is listed separately from the 51.45 grams divided into 86 doses found during the personal and vehicle search.

The two phones were used by the 48-year-old to contact customers, while the 120 euros were considered proceeds from drug dealing. The search of the residence added both more cocaine and a sum in banknotes of different denominations. The description of the seizures therefore distinguishes the material recovered during the personal and vehicle search from that found at the residence, reporting separately the two quantities of cocaine indicated in the records.

Key points

The judicial follow-up

The Judicial Authority's decision

At the conclusion of the proceedings, the 48-year-old was arrested in flagrante delicto for possession of narcotic substances with intent to distribute. Following his arrest, he was placed at the disposal of the Judicial Authority. The authority ordered that the man be committed to Bassone Prison in Como.

The judicial stage comes after the identification and the personal, vehicle and home searches described in the operation. The charge brought against the 48-year-old remains possession of narcotic substances with intent to distribute, while the facility indicated for his commitment is Bassone Prison in Como.

For the recipients of the handovers, the subsequent course was different. Some were subsequently identified and administratively sanctioned. The sanction was imposed after investigators from the Mobile Squad established the handovers, in the operation against mobile drug dealing.

The concluding sequence described by the Police therefore comprises the arrest in flagrante delicto, being placed at the disposal of the Judicial Authority, and the order committing him to Bassone in Como. These are the measures indicated for the 48-year-old after the searches and the seizure of the cocaine, cash and phones.

The outcome for the other recipients, on the other hand, is identification followed by an administrative sanction. The case thus keeps separate the measure adopted against the 48-year-old and the one concerning the recipients of the handovers. For the man, the place indicated by the Judicial Authority is Bassone Prison in Como.

Source: comozero.it