A 34-year-old Maltese-Australian was caught trafficking drugs late on Sunday afternoon in St Paul's Bay, the police said.

The police found heroin and some cocaine in a thorough search of his apartment. The heroin looked like it was packed to be sold.

The man, who is known to the police, will be arraigned in the coming days.

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