(PR 380/25)
Two men are being held under arrest after being caught in possession of different types of drugs last night, allegedly for sale.
During the Paceville patrols, the police noted a man acting suspiciously. As soon as they stopped him and a search was about to be carried out on his bag, he tried to escape, but was immediately arrested. During the arrest he was aggressive towards the police, and as a result two police officers suffered slight injuries.
The arrested man was identified as a 32-year-old man from Jamaica and 8 sachets with suspected cocaine and 20 sachets with suspected cannabis were found in a search carried out on him.
During further patrols, the police noted another person also acting suspiciously and as soon as they approached him, a search was carried out and he was found in possession of 6 sachets with suspcted cannabis and a considerable amount of cash. The man, who is Eritrean and is 50-years-old, was immediately arrested.
The two men are expected to be arraigned in Court in the coming days.