Police in Catania arrested a 29-year-old man after seizing more than 300 grams of cocaine still to be cut and packaged. Officers from the Mobile Squad of the Catania police spotted the suspected drug dealer on a scooter and stopped him near Via Carrubella. During the control, the man showed obvious concern and tightly held a pouch strapped to his waist. Asked to open it, he handed over a clear plastic bag containing a quantity of cocaine in “stone” form, still not processed for sale. Police then extended checks to the man’s home in Misterbianco. A search of the apartment turned up a bag of marijuana in a laundry room. Officers seized 78 grams of loose marijuana. Police also found that the man was under a court-ordered curfew, with an obligation to stay in the Comune of Misterbianco and remain at home between 20:00 and 08:00, imposed in June. His presence in Catania therefore breached those conditions. After police activities, the drugs were placed under seizure and the man was arrested on suspicion of drug possession for the purpose of dealing. He was taken to custody awaiting the convalidation hearing, while presumption of innocence applies until a final conviction. Source: Polizia di Stato – Questure sul web.