A man from Marsa was arrested yesterday morning during a raid near a take-away shop in Gavino Gulia Square in Cospicua, the police said.
The Drug Squad were alerted to the possibility that drug trafficking was taking place in the area. They went to the square and searched a number of people.
An undisclosed amount of heroin was found on a 41-year-old man from Marsa, denoting it was not intended for his personal use, the police said.
He was detained for questioning.