Two men have been taken into police custody following separate drug related incidents in St Julian's over the past few days, the police said Saturday.

The first arrest occurred on Thursday when officers conducting a routine patrol on St George's Road noticed two suspicious individuals inside a vehicle. Upon stopping the car and performing a search, authorities discovered six sachets containing a substance suspected to be cocaine on one of the men. The suspect, a 34-year-old resident of Tarxien, was immediately arrested at the scene.

A second incident took place on the same street the following day while police were patrolling the area. Officers were alerted by bystanders to alleged drug trafficking occurring within a local bar. Upon entering the establishment, police identified two men acting suspiciously.

A search of one of the individuals yielded three sachets of suspected cocaine and nine sachets of suspected cannabis. The suspect, a 36 year old Somali national, was arrested on the spot.

Investigations into both cases are ongoing.