Florence, caught red-handed selling crack: arrested at the Cascine
Found in possession of 66 crack crystals, 11 wraps of cocaine, 12 of heroin and 12 sticks of hashish
On Wednesday, officers from the Municipal Police’s Department of Degradation arrested a person at Cascinenear the tram stop. It is a young man caught red-handed selling crack to a customer.
As reported by a note released by the municipality of Florence, from the search he was found to be in possession of just under 45 grams of various narcotic substances (66 crack crystals, 11 wraps of cocaine, 12 of heroin and 12 sticks of hashish) ready for sale. Accompanied to the office for identification the young man declared that he was a minor but was already photographed and therefore identified as an 18-year-old Gambian who does not comply with immigration regulations. Yesterday in the direct route the arrest was validated with the precautionary measure of the prohibition of residence in the Municipality of Florence.
“The commitment of our Municipal Police continues to combat illegal phenomena and in particular to drug dealing – he underlines the councilor for urban security Benedetta Albanese – It is a tiring job that requires great perseverance and for this I thank the agents, and in particular the Anti-degradation Department, which is very busy in this activity “.