seizures of knives, baseball bats and a cleaver

Sweapons, baseball bats and drugs were seized. A 20-year-old and a 41-year-old were arrested for drug dealing and resisting a public official. It was a massive intervention conducted last night by the Carabinieri of the Caserta Company. A coordinated wide-ranging service led to the arrest of two people, the reporting of nine others and the seizure of weapons and drugs. Ten patrols from the Operational and Radiomobile Unit and local stations searched the city center and the main roads connecting to the neighboring municipalities, checking 180 people and 57 vehicles.

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The operation ended with 65 fines for violations of the highway code, for a total of approximately 35,000 euros. Seven vehicles were seized, three placed under administrative arrest and five licenses withdrawn. Five young people were reported as drug users for possession of small quantities of hashish.

Nine people were reported for various crimes, including illegal possession of weapons, driving while intoxicated, possession of false documents and drug dealing. During the checks, a switchblade, a baseball bat and two wooden batons were seized.

Checks in Caserta, two arrests and nine complaints

Moments of tension occurred around 11pm, when a white Renault Twingo did not stop at the halt imposed by the Carabinieri in Piazza della Seta. The driver attempted to run over a soldier and launched into a mad dash towards Vaccheria. After a chase of a few hundred meters, the soldiers stopped the car.

On board there were a 20-year-old and a 16-year-old, both from Caserta and Neapolitan. During the search, the 20-year-old was found in possession of ten doses of cocaine and 624 euros in cash. A brass knuckle, two precision scales, drug packaging material, a 29 cm cleaver and a kitchen knife were found in the car.

The 20-year-old was arrested and placed under house arrest on charges of possession of drugs for the purpose of dealing and illegal possession of weapons. A few hours later, a second arrest was made at a therapeutic community in the Caserta area. The Carabinieri have tracked down a 41-year-old from the Neapolitan area, the recipient of a prison order for drug-related crimes, after the revocation of his therapeutic assignment.