Suspected drug trafficker to be charged following Birkirkara arrest

Officers arrest 36-year-old following surveillance operation

A man is under arrest after a police surveillance operation caught him with suspected cocaine and cannabis ready for trafficking.

The 36-year-old Serbian national was approached by officers as he sat in a car in Birkirkara. Officers moved in after they noticed a suspicious-looking person approaching the vehicle, the police said in a statement on Saturday.

Officers searched his vehicle and found several sachets of suspected cocaine. They then searched his home and found various sachets of cannabis with an estimated street value of €11,500, along with cash.

The suspect is due to be arraigned before Magistrate Jean Paul Grech on Saturday morning, the police said.

 

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