A 23-year-old Polish man was arrested by the police and customs officers after he was found in possession of drugs on arrival in Malta.

The arrest was made at the airport after the man was found in possession of 100 capsules thought to contain cocaine. 

He is expected to be arraigned in the coming days.

The police also said they arrested three men on Friday for being in possession of drugs.

The arrests were made in Paceville. The three, aged between 20 and 46 were in possession of cocaine.  

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