Two people were arrested by the police during an early morning drug deal on Monday.

Police said that the duo was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after days of surveillance in Triq Qrajten in Pieta at around 6am and after the two men were seen passing things to each other outside an establishment.

A search on one of the people, a 43-year-old man from Mosta, resulted in packets of drugs suspected to be heroin being found, allegedly ready to be trafficked. A 51-year-old man from Gzira was also arrested.

They are both being kept at the police’s lock-up in Floriana while investigations continue.