A 43-year old man has been arrested in an operation by the Police Drugs Squad during which several sachets of cocaine and cannabis as well as €53,000 in cash, unlicensed weapons and ammunition were seized.
Police said that after receiving information about potential drug trafficking during carnival activities in Gozo, Police set up surveillance of a farmhouse in the Nadur area.
On Thursday morning, officers entered the farmhouse and arrested the man who was armed with a pistol. A search yielded the mentioned substances and objects.
This afternoon, Inspector Alfredo Mangion arraigned the man in court where he pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded in custody.
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