Six arrested for drug possession

The police are holding six young people after two raids by the Drug Squad on Friday yielded Ecstasy and cannabis. The first arrests were made early on Friday afternoon during an activity in the environs of the Junior College at Msida. Three men and a...

The police are holding six young people after two raids by the Drug Squad on Friday yielded Ecstasy and cannabis.

The first arrests were made early on Friday afternoon during an activity in the environs of the Junior College at Msida. Three men and a woman aged between 16 and 20 were held after being found in possession of cannabis.

The police said the amount of cannabis found on two of the arrested was considerable and investigations showed evidence of trafficking. More drugs were found at the home of one of youths.

A 21-year-old youth from Attard was arrested in Sliema after he was caught in possession of 199 Ecstasy pills. A 19-year-old Attard girl, who was accompanying the young man, was also held.

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