When did the operation in Lipomo take place?

The operation was carried out on Saturday, October 3, 2026, by the Carabinieri of the Albate Station. The investigation focused on the area around a condominium in the municipality of Lipomo and involved officers from the Como Company, with the support of the Casatenovo Canine Unit. The checks began with the suspects and their cars before extending to the homes.

What did Roxy find in the apartment?

During the phase extended to the homes, Roxy, the anti-drug German shepherd serving with the Casatenovo canine unit, helped uncover a further 28 grams of hashish and approximately one gram of cocaine inside the apartment. The home belonged to a 27-year-old Tunisian citizen residing in Lipomo.

What was the outcome for the third Tunisian citizen?

The third Tunisian citizen, residing in Lipomo, was 27 years old and was already under house arrest with an electronic ankle bracelet. He was reported without being arrested for the same drug-dealing offense. The source therefore distinguishes his status from the two arrests carried out in the first phase.

Lipomo, Roxy's keen nose uncovers drugs: two arrests

Di Redazione Frontaliere Ticino · Published on 6 October 2026

Drug operation with a German shepherd near an apartment building in Lipomo

Carabinieri operation in Albate: 111 grams of cocaine, hashish and 390 euros seized. Two Tunisian citizens arrested, a third reported.

Context

TL;DR

Saturday, October 3, 2026: two arrests in Lipomo
111 grams of cocaine seized
Roxy finds hashish and more cocaine
A third Tunisian national reported to authorities

Key facts

Date → Saturday, October 3, 2026
Location → municipality of Lipomo, near an apartment building
Operation → Carabinieri of the Albate Station
Support → Casatenovo Canine Unit
Seizure → 111 grams of cocaine, a precision scale and 390 euros

The Carabinieri operation

On Saturday, October 3, 2026, the Carabinieri of the Albate Station arrested two Tunisian nationals and reported one of their compatriots. The charge listed for the group was possession of narcotics with intent to distribute, acting jointly. The operation took place in the municipality of Lipomo, near an apartment building.

The investigation involved the personnel of the Como Company working in coordination with support from the Casatenovo Canine Unit. The first part of the checks concerned the suspects and their cars. Searches led to the discovery and seizure of 111 grams of cocaine, a precision scale and 390 euros in cash.

The sum was considered proceeds of the illegal activity. The material was found in the possession of two of the people detained, aged 31 and 26, respectively. Both were domiciled in the area between Como and Lipomo, and they were immediately placed under arrest.

The sequence described therefore begins with checks on the vehicles and ends with the seizure of the substance, instrument and money. The first operation established the status of the two Tunisian nationals later arrested, while the third compatriot's case was addressed in the subsequent phase.

The precision scale and 390 euros were found together with the 111 grams of cocaine during the initial searches. The reconstruction places the extension of the searches to the homes after this initial activity involving the suspects and their cars.

Operational details

The discovery in the home

The role of Roxy

The second phase of the operation shifted from the cars to the suspects' homes. It was during this stage that Roxy's keen sense of smell proved decisive. The dog is a drug-sniffing German shepherd working with the Casatenovo canine unit, the same unit that had supported the personnel of the Como Company.

Thanks to its keen sense of smell, an additional quantity of drugs was discovered inside the apartment: 28 grams of hashish and approximately one gram of cocaine. The reconstruction therefore distinguishes the material found during the initial checks from that discovered during the search of the home.

The apartment belongs to a third Tunisian national, 27 years old and residing in Lipomo. His situation differed from that of the two men arrested in the first phase: the twenty-seven-year-old was already subject to house arrest with an electronic monitoring bracelet.

For the latter, the outcome of the intervention was a report without arrest for the same drug-dealing offense. The report links the accusation to the discovery made in the home, while attributing to the two nationals aged 31 and 26 the arrest that followed the seizure carried out from the suspects and their cars.

Roxy's presence therefore characterized the home search. The dog enabled the Casatenovo canine unit to locate both the hashish and the second quantity of cocaine mentioned in the reconstruction, expanding the material seized in the operation.

Key points

The outcomes indicated in the report

The final outcome of the operation concerns three people and two different outcomes. The two Tunisian nationals, aged 31 and 26, residing between Como and Lipomo, were arrested after searches of the suspects and their cars found 111 grams of cocaine, a precision scale, and 390 euros in cash. According to the source, they were immediately handcuffed.

The third case concerns the 27-year-old Tunisian national residing in Lipomo, owner of the home searched in the second phase. The find in the apartment, made with Roxy's assistance, consisted of 28 grams of hashish and about one gram of cocaine. The man was already under house arrest with an electronic ankle bracelet.

A report was filed against the 27-year-old, who remained at liberty, for the same offense of drug dealing. The reconstruction therefore separates the outcome of the two arrests from that of the report, while linking the three cases to the accusation of joint possession of a narcotic substance for the purpose of drug dealing.

The subsequent development indicated remains that of the intervention just described: two arrests and one report, with the searches moving from the suspects and their cars to the homes. The report adds no other stages, but establishes the role of the Casatenovo Canine Unit in the discovery made in the apartment.

The report also distinguishes the locations associated with the different outcomes: for the two arrested men, the searches of the suspects and their cars; for the third, the apartment in Lipomo. The home search is the one in which the contribution of the drug-sniffing dog is mentioned.

Source: comozero.it

Frequently Asked Questions

When did the operation in Lipomo take place?: The operation was carried out on Saturday, October 3, 2026, by the Carabinieri of the Albate Station. The investigation focused on the area around a condominium in the municipality of Lipomo and involved officers from the Como Company, with the support of the Casatenovo Canine Unit. The checks began with the suspects and their cars before extending to the homes.
What was seized during the initial checks?: The initial searches of the suspects and their cars led to the discovery and seizure of 111 grams of cocaine, a precision scale and 390 euros in cash. The sum was considered proceeds of the illegal activity. The items were in the possession of two Tunisian citizens aged 31 and 26, domiciled between Como and Lipomo.
What did Roxy find in the apartment?: During the phase extended to the homes, Roxy, the anti-drug German shepherd serving with the Casatenovo canine unit, helped uncover a further 28 grams of hashish and approximately one gram of cocaine inside the apartment. The home belonged to a 27-year-old Tunisian citizen residing in Lipomo.
What was the outcome for the third Tunisian citizen?: The third Tunisian citizen, residing in Lipomo, was 27 years old and was already under house arrest with an electronic ankle bracelet. He was reported without being arrested for the same drug-dealing offense. The source therefore distinguishes his status from the two arrests carried out in the first phase.