Two members of The Equalizer 3 catering staff arrested after authorities seize 120 grams of cocaine

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Two members of The Equalizer 3 catering staff arrested after authorities seized 120 grams of cocaine after head caterer suffered a fatal heart attack

  • Dead man had bags of cocaine on him, which raised suspicions
  • Two are under house arrest after raiding hotel rooms
  • Antoine Fuqua Directed Movie Starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning
  • The film should hit theaters on September 1, 2023

Authorities with the paramilitary police in Italy seized 120 grams of cocaine from hotel rooms used by The Equalizer 3 catering staff after the film’s main caterer suffered a fatal heart attack.

Two caterers have been arrested by Carabinieri agents in connection with the drug bust at the hotel on the Amalfi Coast in the Maiori resort, the Italian newspaper Il Giornale reported. Variety.

According to reports, after the main caterer’s heart attack on Monday, officials removed a number of small packages of cocaine from his clothing, causing authorities to raid several parts of the production.

Breaking news: Italian authorities seized 120 grams of cocaine from hotel rooms used by the catering staff of The Equalizer 3, starring Denzel Washington, after the film's head caterer suffered a fatal heart attack.  Washington was photographed in Amalfi, Italy last month

Breaking news: Italian authorities seized 120 grams of cocaine from hotel rooms used by the catering staff of The Equalizer 3, starring Denzel Washington, after the film’s head caterer suffered a fatal heart attack. Washington was photographed in Amalfi, Italy last month

Two caterers were kept under house arrest at the resort over drug trafficking charges.

The driver’s license of a third-party caterer was seized after he was found with a small amount of cocaine in his possession, the report said.

Authorities also conducted a search of a port area in Maiori, where production of the film was underway, the newspaper said.

The film, which is being produced by Sony Pictures and Italian company Eagle Pictures, is in its fourth week of shooting in the area.

The film, which is being produced by Sony Pictures and the Italian company Eagle Pictures, is in its fourth week of shooting in the area off the Amalfi Coast.

The film, which is being produced by Sony Pictures and the Italian company Eagle Pictures, is in its fourth week of shooting in the area off the Amalfi Coast.

Director Antoine Fuqua was photographed with Washington during a photo call on October 19

Director Antoine Fuqua was photographed with Washington during a photo call on October 19

Washington posed between costars Gaia Scodellaro and Dakota Fanning

Washington posed between costars Gaia Scodellaro and Dakota Fanning

The film’s physical production service was handled by Garbo Produzioni and received multiple production incentives to settle there, according to the paper.

The Antoine Fuqua-directed film features Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning (reunited from their 2004 film Man on Fire), as well as David Denman, Sonia Ammar, Gaia Scodellaro, and Bruno Bilotta.

Washington and Fuqua are also producers of the film, which will hit theaters on September 1, 2023.