Piacenza, Carabinieri intensify patrols across the territory: drug seizures and attempted fraud foiled.

During a check in a rural area of ​​Cadeo , officers from the Operational Unit of the Carabinieri Company of Fiorenzuola d'Arda identified a 22-year-old Moroccan citizen with no criminal record, no fixed address, and an illegal presence in Italy. Upon seeing the officers, the young man attempted to flee but was quickly apprehended. During the search, a package containing approximately 90 grams of hashish was found and seized. The 22-year-old was charged with illegal entry into Italy and possession of narcotics with intent to distribute.

A woman from Burkina Faso has been charged in a public establishment brawl.

Carabinieri officers from the NORM unit of the Fiorenzuola Company and the Castel San Giovanni station reported a 28-year-old woman from Burkina Faso , legally resident in the area, involved in an alleged verbal altercation at a public establishment in Fiorenzuola d'Arda. The woman, clearly agitated, refused to provide her personal details and hurled serious insults at officers, seeking physical confrontation. The intervention restored calm without further consequences.

Attempted "fake Carabiniere" scam foiled

On the morning of July 13, a 91-year- old woman living in Pianello Val Tidone was the victim of an attempted telephone scam. A perpetrator, posing as a Carabiniere, attempted to obtain information about money and jewelry stored in her home. The woman ended the call and cooperated with the responding patrol, providing details useful for the investigation and the identification of the phone line used by the scammer.

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Drug checks in the city: 45-year-old reported

On July 15, during a checkpoint on Via Trebbia , officers from the Piacenza Company's Mobile Radio Unit stopped a 45-year-old man living in the Lodi area. He was found in possession of 0,63 grams of heroin and 0,75 grams of cocaine and reported to the Prefecture as a drug user.

Hospital theft in Castel San Giovanni: 19-year-old reported

Carabinieri from the Sarmato station reported a 19-year-old resident of the province of Pavia for aggravated theft . During an argument with his girlfriend, the young man stole two syringes and a bottle of Toradol from a locker at the Castel San Giovanni Emergency Center , hiding them in his underwear. The stolen goods were recovered by medical personnel.