Local police in Capaccio Paestum seized 70 packets of marijuana and three intact blocks of hashish in a wooded area in the Rettifilo district, along via Filette Procuzzi.
The operation took place on the morning of 22 September 2026. According to the reported accounts, patrols intervened in the rural and wooded area after reports of vehicle traffic in the zone.
What officers found
Officers recovered 70 wrapped doses of marijuana, each containing about two grams, and three intact blocks of hashish. The drugs were found in the vegetation in the Rettifilo area.
At the scene, officers also seized a mobile phone with a SIM card and a power bank.
The total weight of the three hashish blocks was not reported.
A man fled into the vegetation
When the patrol arrived, a man fled into the vegetation. One account describes him as a man in a white T-shirt.
The man managed to escape and has not been identified. The investigation remains against unknown persons.
Preliminary test and report to prosecutors
A preliminary test carried out at the operations unit of the Carabinieri Company of Agropoli returned a positive result for hashish and marijuana.
The test described is preliminary; no further laboratory results or judicial developments were reported.
A formal crime report has been sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office of Salerno against unknown persons.
What is confirmed so far
- Location: Rettifilo district, via Filette Procuzzi, Capaccio Paestum, in a rural and wooded area.
- Date: morning of 22 September 2026, following reports of vehicle traffic.
- Seized: 70 marijuana packets of about two grams each, three intact hashish blocks, a mobile phone with SIM card, and a power bank.
- Suspect: one man fled on foot; identity unknown.
- Judicial status: preliminary drug test positive; crime report transmitted to the Salerno prosecutor against unknown persons; investigations are ongoing.
