National Police arrested four men in Palma in a single day as suspected drug traffickers, in three interventions in the La Soledat, Es Puntiró and Son Forteza neighbourhoods.[1] The three operations took place the previous Sunday and turned up tusi, cocaine, marijuana, hashish and pills described as suspected MDMA.[1] The Baleares police headquarters announced the arrests on Wednesday and placed them in a reinforced citizen-security drive against drug distribution in the Balearic capital.[1]
The first intervention came at about 05:30 on Sunday in La Soledat, where officers of the Citizen Attention Group saw two men apparently exchanging something in the open street.[1] Officers searching the alleged seller found four small bags of tusi, one portion of hashish and another of marijuana, plus a 20 euro note.[1] They arrested the alleged seller for an offence against public health.[1]
About three hours later a patrol was sent to Es Puntiró after a 091 alert about a possible confrontation between several people linked to drug trafficking.[1] Officers stopped a car carrying two men and two women who tried to leave the scene.[1] One man carried several doses of tusi and cash in different notes, and the second, who had a previous record for similar offences, carried the same substance in an identical bag.[1] Both men were arrested as suspected authors of an offence against public health.[1] The third intervention came in the afternoon of the same Sunday in Son Forteza, where officers of the motorcycle unit were on preventive patrol.[1] A search found a clear plastic bag that one of the men had hidden in his private parts, holding eight single doses of tusi, five of cocaine and thirteen pills described as suspected MDMA.[1] He also carried 80 euros in notes and coins, and the find led to his arrest for an offence against public health.[1]
National Police said they keep special surveillance at several points in Palma because of neighbours’ complaints about drug sales.[1] The deployment includes checks near areas considered conflictive, more uniformed patrols in cars and on motorcycles, and unmarked police vehicles.[1]
