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The police dismantle a cocaine outlet in Escaldes

The police dismantle a cocaine outlet in Escaldes

Andorra la VellaThe Police arrested, this Wednesday morning, a 37-year-old man as the alleged perpetrator of a crime against public health for cocaine trafficking.

The arrest was made as part of an investigation that began after receiving several pieces of information about a possible cocaine outlet in Escaldes-Engordany. Based on the first inquiries, the Police deployed an extensive device.

During the surveillance, the specialists of the Crimes Against Public Health Group observed how a sale was carried out in the street. Then, in an area close to the place where the exchange had taken place, they arrested the buyer with a package containing 0.88 grams of cocaine. The 32-year-old man admitted that he had just purchased the drug and that it was not the first time he had gone to the same point of sale.

Thus, the Police maintained the device throughout the night and early morning until, in the early hours of the morning, the alleged trafficker was arrested as he was leaving home to go to work. At the time of the check, he was carrying 1,300 euros, all in 50 bills, an indication that the money could come from possible trafficking, since cocaine doses are sold at a price of between 50 and 60 euros.

During the morning of this Wednesday, the home of the suspect was searched where the investigators located, hidden, eight more packages of cocaine with a total weight of 7 grams and the same characteristics as the one that had been found in the first arrested In the flat there was also a precision scale with drug residue, which the man would have used to weigh the cocaine, and 175 euros more in cash. In addition, the search found other items commonly used in trafficking, such as bags for preparing the doses and substances that are usually mixed with the drug to increase its weight.

The two arrested have already been brought before the court while the investigation remains open and further arrests are not ruled out.

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