The police said today that they had seized 10 kilograms of cannabis, 15 kilograms of cannabis resin and a kilogram of cocaine in in an operation late yesterday in which it also confiscated several vehicles and a considerable amount of cash. A 36-year-old Sicilian who lives in Swieqi was arrested.

The police said they also arrested a 45-year-old man from Marsascala after a kilogram of cannabis was found in a field at Marsascala.

Magistrate Doreen Clarke is holding an inquiry.

The two men are expected to be arraigned in the coming days.

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