A 49-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in St Paul’s Bay yesterday after drugs were found in his room.

The police said the man, a Nigerian, is expected to be arraigned in the coming days.

Police found 50 capsules containing a white substance which they suspect is cocaine in the man's hotel room. The capsules were ready to be trafficked, police said. 

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