Eight people have been arrested following a heroin and cocaine find at Marsa this morning, the police said.

They said the Drug Squad investigated information that a man was selling drugs from a garage and residence near the horse racing track in Malta.

The police started observing the place and confirmed the investigation it had been given. The 50-year-old man from Sta Venera was seen hiding the drugs outside the residence while keeping another quantity in the garage.

The police held people who turned up to buy drugs. They are aged between 22 and 47 and are from Fgura, Hamrun, St Julian’s, Birkirkara and Qormi.

Magistrate Jacqueline Padovani Grima is holding an inquiry.

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