Police called in to quell rowdy teenagers at Valletta garden find drugs
Police arrest two teenagers at Valletta’s Hastings Garden and another man in Floriana over drug possession
4 October 2020, 10:22am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
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Cannabis and cash were found on two teenagers, while a third man had cocaine, heroin and cannabis (Photo: Police)
Police called in by neighbours to quell a group of rowdy teenagers in Valletta’s Hastings Garden ended up arresting two 19-year-olds who had cannabis in their possession.
The arrests happened at around 7:20pm on Saturday when police approached youngsters who were being rowdy inside Hastings Garden.
However, suspicions were raised by two 19-year-olds, one of who tried to escape. The police said in a statement, the Santa Venera youngster was caught and a search yielded two packets of cannabis, a crusher and other equipment related to drug use.
On the other 19-year-old from St Julians, police found two packets of cannabis, a crusher, a small blade and cash.
The two youngsters were arrested and taken to police depot in Floriana.
Meanwhile, in another incident, police arrested a 28-year-old man after a search on his car yielded, heroin, cocaine and cash.
He was also held at the Floriana depot for questioning.
