Two foreigners have been arrested following a drugs find at the airport yesterday afternoon.

The police said in a statement that a 19-year-old Portuguese was held by Customs Official after nearly a kilo of cocaine and heroin was found in the soles of his shoes.

He was stopped on his arrival in Malta on a direct flight from Düsseldorf.

The police continued with their investigations and at night arrested a 35-year-old Nigerian who lives in Marsa, who it believed the drugs were intended for.

The Nigerian was arrested in Bugibba.

Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera is holding an inquiry.

The two men are expected to be arraigned in court this afternoon.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.