Arrested in Son Banya for drug trafficking inside a shed and for violating a restraining order

PalmNational Police officers have arrested a man inside a shack in the Son Banya settlement in Palma, as the suspected perpetrator of drug trafficking and violating a restraining order prohibiting him from entering the settlement. The operation took place last Saturday during a crime prevention effort carried out by patrols from the Citizen Assistance Group, who detected the recent construction of several illegal shacks in the area, according to the Balearic Islands Police Headquarters. In response, uniformed and plainclothes officers deployed a team to identify individuals who might be using these structures for drug sales. During the surveillance, the officers observed movement of people inside some of the shacks. When the officers entered the settlement, they heard someone shout "Water!" alerting them to the police presence, at which point two men and a woman fled on foot. Inside the small house they had left, the police found a man next to a plank used as a table on which were various quantities of cocaine, hashish, and marijuana, as well as medication, coins and low-value bills, a small scale, and several papers with notes. The officers seized the narcotics and the materials related to the alleged drug trafficking activity. Upon identifying the man, they discovered he had a court order prohibiting him from entering the Son Banya settlement, so he was also arrested for violating a restraining order. The detainee was placed at the disposal of the court.