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Caterers from Denzel Washington Movie ‘The Equalizer 3’ Arrested In Cocaine Bust
There’s apparently a cocaine drawback on the set of a brand new Denzel Washington film … two caterers engaged on set had been arrested after cops in Italy say they seized a bunch of coke following a person’s demise.
Italian paramilitary police say they seized 120 grams of cocaine throughout a Tuesday afternoon raid at a resort on the Amalfi coast, close to the place Denzel and Dakota Fanning are filming “The Equalizer 3.”
Cops say the drug bust was in response to the sudden demise of the film manufacturing’s head of catering, a 55-year-old man who reportedly collapsed leaving a bar and died of a coronary heart assault. Police say they discovered a number of luggage of cocaine within the man’s pockets, resulting in suspicion of extra medication on the ‘Equalizer’ set.
A few catering staff from Italy had been positioned below home arrest on suspicion of drug dealing after cops say they seized cocaine from their resort room throughout Tuesday’s raid. They had been reportedly detained by police away from the film set.
And, get this … a special caterer was allegedly in possession of a small quantity of cocaine, reportedly for private use.
Italian police say additionally they looked for medication at an area port, which is serving as the primary staging space for the film Antoine Fuqua is directing … however the sweep did not flip up any cocaine.
A rep for Denzel mentioned there can be no delay in manufacturing.