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Some of the cocaine sachets found during the search. Photo: Police CMRUThe man, who lives in Birkirkara, was arrested after he was seen exiting a Marsa garage that police were monitoring following reports of drug-related activity there.
Police officers swarmed the man as he entered his vehicle after exiting the garage.
A search yielded a “number” of sachets containing suspect cocaine.
Police then searched the garage and found further suspected cocaine, a “considerable amount” of cannabis and equipment commonly used for drug trafficking, the police’s communications unit said in a statement on Saturday.
The suspect is to be arraigned and charged with drug-related crimes on Saturday.
Magistrate Rachel Montebello is leading an inquiry into the case.
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