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Catania police recover 30,000 euros in stolen goods and conduct drug raids
Police operations in Sicily have resulted in several arrests and the recovery of stolen property. In Catania, the Polizia di Stato discovered a storage depot in the Villaggio Sant’Agata area containing approximately 30,000 euros worth of stolen merchandise. The items, which included scooters, professional bicycles, trekking equipment, computers, and headphones, were recovered from a locked garage after firefighters were called to assist with entry. Investigators managed to return items to a tourist who had been targeted in a theft from a parked van.
Simultaneously, law enforcement conducted multiple anti-drug operations across the region. In Catania, an 18-year-old was arrested after police found cocaine hidden in a kitchen drawer. In Belpasso, a 27-year-old woman was reported to authorities for allegedly possessing cocaine hidden in an eyeglass case. Additionally, in Villabate, a 20-year-old man was arrested after attempting to throw hashish and cannabis crumble from a window during a police inspection.
Entities
Belpasso · Carabinieri · Catania · Librino Public Security Commissariat · Polizia di Stato · State Police · Villabate · Villaggio Sant’Agata
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- [● 2 SOURCES] A portion of the goods was stolen from a tourist's van in central Catania.
- [● 2 SOURCES] The stolen items included scooters, professional bicycles, trekking equipment, computers, and headphones.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Police discovered a warehouse of stolen goods in the Villaggio Sant’Agata area of Catania.
- [● 2 SOURCES] The commercial value of the stolen merchandise is approximately 30,000 euros.
- [● 2 SOURCES] The investigation was part of an effort to combat thefts from parked cars.