Two men and a woman are under arrest after police investigations into cocaine trafficking.
In a statement on Wednesday, the police said they had received infor
Two brothers kept behind bars despite being granted bail three months ago have finally been freed, after a court decided to do away with their bail deposit in v
A man and a woman, aged 35 and 28 respectively, were arraigned on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the importation of a big consignment of drugs, the police said.
The Zurrieq couple had been monitored by the police for drug use and on Tuesday the Customs Department reported that it had intercepted a suspicious package addressed to them.
The police followed the delivery of the package and then arrested the two.
The package was found to contain about of kilo of a substance believed to be a synthetic drug. A search of the residence produced more substances, believed to be cocaine and heroin.
Pair involved in importation of drugs through postal service granted bail
A 35-year-old man and 28-year-old woman, who received a parcel with drugs from abroad are granted bail
12 May 2021, 1:19pm
by Kurt Sansone
A man and a woman arrested on Tuesday for drug possession after police tracked a postal parcel with drugs to their Żurrieq house were granted bail.
The pair had been under police observation for a while for suspected drug use but on Tuesday the Customs Department intercepted a suspicious package addressed to them that arrived by post.
The parcel was delivered to the residence in Żurrieq and upon delivery, police raided the house and arrested them.
Criminal Court grants bail to Italian men accused of trafficking 55kg of cannabis
Two men charged last year with having imported 55kg of cannabis have been released on bail
30 April 2021, 3:44pm
by Matthew Agius
The two were arrested by the police upon their arrival on a vessel in Marsascala last November (Photo: Malta Police Force)
Two men charged last year with having imported 55kg of cannabis have been released on bail.
Vito Potenza, 34, and Antonio Saponara, 35, denied importing and trafficking the drug. They were also charged with conspiracy to import drugs into Malta.
The two were arrested by the police upon their arrival on a vessel in Marsascala last November. The court heard how a tip-off to the Drug Squad about a boat entering the port with a large amount of cannabis aboard had led to the men’s arrests. Sacks containing the drugs, thought to have a street value of around €750,000, were found.