15 Kilos Of Cannabis Worth €150,000 Seized From Gozo Residence
Police seized 15 kilograms of cannabis in Gozo and arrested a 36-year-old Italian man following investigations into suspected drug trafficking.
Authorities began a drug trafficking investigation in Gozo after they received information about the suspected individual. On Thursday afternoon, the man was arrested at a residence in Triq ix-Xagħra, Marsalforn in the limits of Żebbuġ.
Searches carried out in the residence led to the discovery of around 15 kilograms of suspected cannabis, divided into packets ready for sale, with an estimated street value of around €150,000. Approximately €3,000 in cash was also found.
The man is expected to be arraigned in the Gozo Court today at around 10.30am before Magistrate Dr Simone Grech LL.D.
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