Police have swooped in on 11 people suspected of drug consumption and trafficking at a St Julian’s apartment and a public garden in the same area. 

In a statement, the police said they closed in on the apartment in Dragonara Street after days of observation. 

Police found what they suspect to be cannabis and drug-related material during the search, which led to the arrest of two Latvian youths aged 20 and 22 as well as a 33-year-old Spanish woman. 

The police said they also acted on reports that drugs were being consumed and trafficked in a nearby garden. 

Some of the items found during the searches. Photo: Malta Police.

Eight Somali people were arrested as a result. 

A search of another apartment lived in by the suspected dealer yielded more cannabis along with a set of weighing scales. 

Investigations are ongoing.