A 26-year-old man was arrested after the police were tipped off that he was selling drugs in Xgħajra.
The police said the man was detained on Monday afternoon, when he was caught in possession of several packets of heroin, which were ready to be sold, and a syringe containing the drug. They said that although the man resided in Żejtun, he was making use of a house in Xgħajra, where other items related to drug abuse was found.
The man will be arraigned in the coming days.