Three held after drug sachets found at roadblock

Sachets were thrown from a car as it approached a roadblock on December 13 Road

January 22, 2025| Times of Malta 1 min read
Three men were arrested at a routine road block after they threw away drug sachets. Malta police file photo. Three men were arrested at a routine road block after they threw away drug sachets. Malta police file photo.

Three young men are under arrest after they were observed throwing away drug sachets before their car was stopped at a roadblock.

The incident happened on Tuesday-Wednesday night at December 13 Road in Marsa.

The police said the men, aged 20, 21 and 22, were seen throwing away 18 sachets of suspected cocaine. Another 10 sachets were later found in their Toyota.

A magisterial inquiry is being held.

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