Carabinieri in Fiumicino have arrested two Italian men after drugs and two pistols were found hidden in a camper, with investigators also linking the case to suspected dealing around Ostia. The arrests were carried out on the order of a judge for pre-trial custody issued by the court in Civitavecchia. The men, aged 45 and 51, were already known to police. The investigation started after a seizure at the end of February, when Carabinieri found about 400 grams of hashish inside a camper linked to one suspect. The drugs were described as equivalent to more than 5,000 doses, along with two pistols. One handgun was said to have been stolen in 2007, and the other was a semi-automatic pistol. Follow-up checks and technical assessments were then used to build a case connecting the drugs to the suspects. Both men had been arrested earlier in February in Fiumicino, when police found them in a Renault Clio with 22 doses of cocaine and 16 doses of crack, as well as two mobile phones allegedly used for illegal activity and 2,590 euros in cash. Investigators said the case points to possible links between alleged drug dealing areas in Ostia and Isola Sacra in Fiumicino. Carabinieri described the Fiumicino area and main connecting roads as under special surveillance, and from the start of the year they have arrested 38 people for dealing-linked drug possession, seizing more than 3 kilograms of drugs. Police say they are continuing checks to determine whether these episodes are isolated or part of a broader criminal network expanding from Ostia to nearby areas. The two arrested men were taken to the prison in Civitavecchia. As the case is still at the preliminary investigation stage, they are considered innocent until a final court ruling.