Police seize 1.7 kg cocaine, revolver with erased serial in Ardea
A 33-year-old man was arrested after a Tor San Lorenzo raid with €10,050 cash.
Carabinieri raided a home in Tor San Lorenzo, Ardea, finding a drug deposit, a clandestine revolver with its serial number erased, and more than €10,000 in cash.
Officers struck during an investigation by the Marina di Tor San Lorenzo unit, and searched the home of a 33-year-old man. During the blitz, they seized 1.7 kilograms of cocaine, including some still in an intact block and some already divided into doses for sale, as well as 42 grams of hashish.
In the same room, hidden together with the drugs, police found a .45 revolver with an erased serial number and 14 rounds for the weapon. They also seized 10,050 euros in cash, which investigators believe could be the proceeds of illegal activity.
Investigators said the cocaine could generate profits running into the hundreds of thousands of euros if cut and sold at retail. The revolver will now be tested with ballistic and fingerprint checks to see whether it was used in criminal episodes or killings recently reported in the area.
After the search, the man was arrested in flagrante delicto and taken to the Velletri prison, where he remains at the disposal of the judicial authority.
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