Palermo man arrested in Ballarò for producing and selling crack

Last Updated: November 10, 2023

A man in Palermo was arrested for producing and selling crack, a drug that is killing dozens of young people across Italy. The mobile squad of Palermo arrested him in the act in the Ballarò district. The police found seven doses of crack on him and later found 17 grams of crack, a precision scale, a sum of money believed to be from drug trafficking, and a small laboratory for producing and packaging the drug in his home. The drugs and production materials were seized.