The Hawks of the Flying Squad arrested a 41 -year-old fishmonger with a clean record in Cagliari , in the act of committing a crime, for detention for the purpose of drug dealing.

For a few days the policemen had placed a fish shop in the San Benedetto district under observation: the blitz went off yesterday afternoon, just as the owner of the fish shop was giving some doses of hashish to a customer. The drug was hidden inside a bag with the newly purchased fish.

During the search of the fish shop, two pieces of excellent quality hashish were found for a total weight of 70 grams, 41 grams of marijuana , a precision slingbar, various cutouts and material for the packaging of the drug.

Also seized 3,500 euros in cash , probable proceeds from the dealing activity.

The man was arrested and accompanied, on the orders of the judicial authorities, to his home, pending the validation hearing scheduled for today morning.

(Unioneonline / vl)

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