Police in Matera arrested a 48-year-old man suspected of drug dealing and possessing drugs for sale. During an operation in the north area of the city, officers spotted two men entering a garage at the man’s home. One left shortly afterwards in a car and was intercepted by an operator of the Mobile Squad. The intercepted man was found with a cocaine dose weighing 0.6 grams, purchased shortly before. Investigators then moved into the garage and found the 48-year-old with an envelope containing 77 grams of cocaine. A search of a small outbuilding and the home led to more finds. Officers seized an additional 0.8 grams of cocaine, 19.2 grams of cocaine stored in different containers and partly already split into “cipollotti,” and two pieces of hashish totaling 9.6 grams. They also recovered two precision scales, cutting and packaging material for doses, and 3,265 euros in cash believed to be linked to drug dealing. The 48-year-old was arrested in the act and taken to the Matera prison, pending the judicial authority. After a validation hearing, he was put under house arrest with an electronic bracelet. The person caught with the 0.6-gram dose was reported to the Prefect under administrative procedures for drug possession for personal use.