A 28 year old man has been arrested by the police in connection with drug trafficking in St Julian’s.
While on patrol, police officers noticed a man acting suspiciously, searching in the grass near a parking area.
Soon afterwards, he was seen collecting an item and hiding it under his shirt.
The police carried out a search on the man, finding 38 packets of drugs suspected to be cocaine. Other drugs suspected to be cannabis were also found in the grass.
Further searches in the man’s residence yielded an amount of money in cash and other objects related to drug trafficking.
Charges agains the man will be brought in the coming days. Investigations are still ongoing.
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