Pen turned into firearm leads to arrest in Lentini

Last Updated: March 27, 2024

A pen transformed into a weapon and ready to fire: police officers found it during a home search of a 38-year-old man during Operation High Impact, which involved about 50 units of various law enforcement agencies in Lentini. The man, already known to the police, was in possession of a homemade clandestine weapon shaped like a pen, with a 6.35 caliber cartridge inside, as well as 9 grams of marijuana, 0.26 grams of crack, a precision scale, various materials used for drug packaging, and 450 euros in cash, likely proceeds from drug dealing. The thirty-eight-year-old was taken to prison. In addition, law enforcement officers involved in the operation arrested a 71-year-old woman because, following a home search in her residence, she was found in possession of 750 grams of marijuana and numerous bags with traces of other drugs. The woman was placed under house arrest.