The Historical Centre Residents' Association receives complaints about dealing and consumption in squares such as Pericón or Pozos Dulces. The Local Police have issued two reports for consumption so far in September.
Drug use in the heart of Málaga has once again raised alarms among residents. The Historical Centre Residents' Association claims to receive constant complaints from people who see from their windows and balconies how substances are consumed at any hour of the day, according to Diario Sur.
The problem is concentrated in areas like Plaza del Pericón, Calle Pozos Dulces, or the surroundings of Andrés Pérez, where residents report it is common to find remnants of wrappers, cans, and signs of something having been burned. A resident of Pozos Dulces recounts that in broad daylight, groups of up to eight people can be seen, whom he suspects are smoking heroin.
“They do nothing, but they also don’t bring anything good,” states a local resident.
Concern extends to families with children as well. This resident explains that when he goes out with his young daughter, he tries to take a detour to prevent her from witnessing that scene. Workers at the construction site in Plaza del Pericón have also noticed that some of these individuals relieve themselves in the street, causing discomfort and unsanitary conditions for the neighbourhood.
The Local Police are tasked with monitoring drug use in public spaces. In recent days, they have received two calls in this area: one on September 7, reporting three individuals consuming, but when the unit arrived, no one was there, and another on September 12, when five individuals were identified and two reports for consumption were issued. In this last incident, one individual was arrested as he was wanted by the authorities.
From the residents' association, Carlos Carreras explains that street consumption “is more frequent than it seems” and that it is mainly the residents of the ground floors who suffer from it. Carreras has also noticed that in dilapidated buildings with boarded-up windows, boxes appear where keys to tourist apartments are stored, a use that does not match the state of the properties and which are actually used for dealing. Another hotspot for consumption is the nightlife venues around Calle Pito and Calle Aventurero, between Beatas and Álamos, which are found in the morning with remnants of substances.
A worker in the area, Nacho, who moved to Málaga from Valencia in 2000, recalls being shocked by the drug activity in the city back then and now feels that something similar is happening again. In a narrow street leading to Andrés Pérez, near the Casa Invisible, he claims to have seen a couple of people using drugs at twelve in the morning on several occasions.
Residents insist that the consumers are not violent individuals, but they demand solutions for a problem that, they say, is visible from their own windows and balconies in the Centre.
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