Bail for two accused of drug possession

An Italian and a Maltese man, charged with the possession of almost a kilogramme of cocaine, were yesterday granted bail against a deposit of Lm3,000 and a personal guarantee of Lm10,000 each. Alberto Alessando Bafumi, 24, of Catania, and Darren...

An Italian and a Maltese man, charged with the possession of almost a kilogramme of cocaine, were yesterday granted bail against a deposit of Lm3,000 and a personal guarantee of Lm10,000 each.

Alberto Alessando Bafumi, 24, of Catania, and Darren Aquilina 22, of Pietà, are pleading not guilty to conspiring to deal in the drug and trafficking in it between October and December last year. Magistrate Miriam Hayman granted them bail after hearing several police officers testify during the first sitting of the compilation of evidence.

The magistrate heard how the police seized over 90 capsules filled with the drug from an apartment in St Julians on February 8.

Lawyers Shazoo Ghaznavi and Joseph Giglio appeared for Mr Bafumi.

Lawyer Franco Debono appeared for Mr Aquilina.

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