Carabinieri arrested a man after he allegedly fled from a drugs raid in Bergamo province, pulling out a machete during the chase inside the Oasi del Seniga natural park. The operation took place on Wednesday, 11 November, in the “Oasi del Seniga – Stanze di Natura” area in San Paolo d’Argon. Carabinieri carried out surveillance and checks in the wooded zones, then moved in to dismantle an active drug-selling point hidden in vegetation. Officers documented drug dealing and stopped an acquirer found with heroin and cocaine before going into a bivouac used by the suspect. When Carabinieri arrived, the man ran on foot toward Via Bergamo, jumping fences and crossing the yards of nearby companies. During the pursuit, the fugitive allegedly extracted a machete with a 40-centimetre blade, for a total length of 50 centimetres. He brandished it at a Carabiniere to try to escape. He was later blocked inside the trailer of a nearby truck, where he had hidden himself, and, after officers prepared a stun device, he abandoned the weapon and was placed under arrest. During the search, Carabinieri seized 5,460 euros in cash, 56 grams of heroin, 20.5 grams of hashish, and 0.70 grams of cocaine. Investigators also confiscated the machete used during the escape, a pickaxe, a 110-centimetre iron baseball bat, precision scales, packaging material, and several mobile phones with SIM cards. The suspect is a 26-year-old man of Moroccan nationality, reported as without a fixed address. Officers said he was unlawfully present in Italy after returning following an expulsion carried out in December 2023, and that he was wanted because of an arrest warrant issued in 2025 by the GIP of the Court of Lecco. On the order of the public prosecutor’s office in Bergamo, the 26-year-old was taken to the local prison. He faces charges including possession for the purpose of drug dealing, resisting a public official, illegal carrying of weapons or offensive objects, and illegal re-entry. Two Italian buyers, born in 1966 and 1999, were also reported to the Prefecture as drug users.