Rome Police Head to Olympics as Huge Drug Bust and Theater Protests Hit Italy

Rome will send 50 traffic officers to Cortina d'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Olympics while law enforcement dismantled a major cocaine ring in Ostia.Authorities arrested a mother and son after discovering over six kilograms of high-quality cocaine in a Dragoncello garage following an initial raid in Fiumicino.Meanwhile, city officials in Rome launched a 135 million euro housing project in Tor Bella Monaca as theater workers in Pisa protest against Beatrice Venezi.