25 year old Hitesh MIRPURI, of Peninsular Heights, has been charged with the Possession, Possession with Intent to Supply and Supplying a “Class A” drug, namely 60 wrappers of Cocaine weighing 39.47 grams.

His arrest yesterday follows the execution of a search warrant at a residence in Glacis Estate by Drug Squad officers in January 2017, that resulted in the seizure of a total of 98 individual wrappers containing cocaine, minor amounts of cannabis resin and herbal cannabis, paraphernalia associated with the supply of drugs and a quantity of cash suspected to be the proceeds of crime.

At the time, 25yr old Christian Joyce of Glacis Estate was arrested and later charged with the Possession and Possession with Intent to Supply. After pleading guilty, he was sentenced to imprisonment for 1 year and 2 months on the 21st September 2017.

In connection with the same investigation, 24 year old Dennis John HURTADO, was arrested and later charged with the Possession, Possession with Intent to Supply and Supplying a controlled Class A drug, namely 24.06grms of cocaine in 38 wrappers. His case is currently before the courts.

At the time of these 2 initial arrests, Hitesh MIRPURI was requested to provide buccal swabs, and the subsequent forensic examination in the UK has determined a positive match between MIRPURI’s DNA profile and the DNA profile extracted from 60 wrappers of cocaine (39.47grms), as a result of which he was arrested and charged yesterday. He appeared before the Magistrates Court this morning (2nd March 2018) and the matter has been adjourned until the 27th April 2018.

The retail value of the total amount of cocaine seized by Drugs Squad officers in connection with this investigation is of approximately £6000.00.