A man from Gambia was arrested on Friday night as the police seized sachets containing cocaine and cannabis, the police said Sunday.

The man, aged 26, was arrested on St Augustine Street, St Julian's, close to entertainment establishments.

Officers on patrol approached the man who, seeing them arriving, threw a package underneath a car which was parked in the vicinity.

The packet was found to contain several sachets with the drugs.

The man resisted arrest with the result that one of the officers suffered minor injuries.

The police said that the man will be charged in court on Sunday.