Drug arrest in Barriera di Milano on 8 November 2026
Date of the event:
On 8 November 2026, officers from the Barriera di Milano police station in Turin arrest a 25-year-old man of Moroccan origin on charges of drug possession for the purpose of dealing.[1][2]
The intervention
During area patrols, officers notice the man, already known to the police, arriving on an electric scooter as he heads towards via Fossata. According to reports, he is stopped while handing drugs to a third party.[2]
The seizure
Searched by police, the man is found in possession of 20 blocks of hashish, totalling more than 2 kilograms, as well as two sets of keys to two separate flats in the area.[1][2] In one of the flats, officers find and seize around 5 kilograms of hashish divided into blocks and 56 grams of cocaine, hidden in a chest in the living room, along with 2,370 euros in cash believed to be the proceeds of the illegal activity.[2] The total amount of drugs recovered, between what the man was carrying and what was found in the flat, comes to around 7 kilograms of hashish and cocaine.[1]
Outcome
The man, found to be an irregular migrant, is arrested for drug possession for the purpose of dealing and, on order of the judicial authorities, taken to Turin's Lorusso e Cutugno prison.[2]
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Sources
- ANSA Piemonte — 8 November 2026
- Quotidiano Piemontese — 8 November 2026