Police arrest 12 after drug finds

The police arrested 12 people after finding drugs in separate operations in Cospicua and Luqa yesterday. In the first operation, the police raided a house in Cospicua and found material used for the trafficking of heroin. A 30-year-old man and two...

The police arrested 12 people after finding drugs in separate operations in Cospicua and Luqa yesterday.

In the first operation, the police raided a house in Cospicua and found material used for the trafficking of heroin. A 30-year-old man and two women, aged 25 and 34, were arrested, followed later by a 20-year-old man from Tarxien and a 16 year old girl from Senglea after drugs were found in their possession with clear intent to traffic.

The other arrests were made during a party near Luqa, where seven persons were arrested, six men and a woman aged between 16 and 30 from Marsascala, Cospicua and Senglea. Amphetamines, ecstasy and cannabis resin was found in their possession.

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