Two arrested in Isla drug bust
Police drug raid yields substances suspected of being cocaine, heroin and cannabis
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Two young men aged 24 and 16 respectively, were arrested over the alleged trafficking and possession of substances suspected of being drugs.
The men were being observed by police for a number of days, before arrests were made at an Isla residence where the 24-yar-old lives. The arrest was carried out in the night between Friday and Saturday.
A search at the residence yielded 24 sachets of a white powder suspected of being cocaine, 13 sachets of a brown powder suspected of being heroin, a substance suspected of being cannabis resin, as well as objects related to the use and distribution of drugs.
A large amount of cash was also found, police said.
A search on the 16-year-old yielded a substance suspected of being cannabis, as well as objects used for the consumption of it.
The 24-year-old is to be charged in court on Sunday, while the 16-year-old is expected to be charged at the justice tribunal.
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