British couple arrested at popular holiday destination with car full of cocaine
The 57-year-old man and 37-year-old woman were stopped around 8:30pm on Sunday, July 28, during a routine police operation on Avenida de la Libertad.
According to Javea Town Hall, officers became suspicious after noticing that a vehicle had turned in the opposite direction to avoid a checkpoint.
They are said to have quickly moved in on the car and tested the driver, whose results came back positive for cocaine.
According to cops, the man appeared nervous during initial investigations, prompting a full search of the car they were travelling in.
The police force's sniffer dog unit was brought in, and a canine officer quickly discovered two plastic bags stashed in a hidden compartment behind the passenger seat.
Inside the bags, police allegedly found around 48 grams of the illicit drugs, leading them to arrest both the man and the woman.
Cops seized the drugs and charged the driver with an additional offence of driving under the influence of narcotics.
The city council praised 'the effectiveness of the operation and the work of the Canine Unit.'
It also said the arrests reflected 'the commitment of the Xàbia Local Police in the fight against drug trafficking.'
The identities of the two arrested are currently unknown.
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