Two men arrested in Paceville over alleged drug trafficking

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking following a police surveillance operation in Paceville late on Saturday evening.

Police officers carrying out routine patrols in the area spotted the two men, who were allegedly suspected of involvement in drug trafficking based on information received.

Officers subsequently placed the pair under surveillance. At one point, the two men were seen approaching another individual.

The suspects, a 25-year-old Somali national living in Marsa and a 32-year-old Eritrean national residing in Pietà, were approached by police.

When he noticed the officers, the younger man allegedly threw a sachet containing a substance suspected to be cocaine onto the ground.

Police immediately searched the two men and seized their mobile phones as part of the ongoing investigation into the suspected drug trafficking.

Both men remain in police custody and are expected to appear in court today before Magistrate Kevan Azzopardi at 1pm.