A member of the Police Drug Squad is recovering from injuries to his face, a shoulder and an arm, suffered when he helped arrest two men on suspicion of drug offences yesterday.

Informed sources said the officer had chased a man known to the police for drug offences. He managed to wrestle him to the ground, injuring himself in the process.

A second man was also arrested by the police. The arrests took place in Hamrun.

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