A 26-year-old prison inmate was yesterday charged with possessing heroin and taking the drug into the prison.
Saviour Cachia from Cospicua pleaded guilty to the possession of heroin at the Corradino Correctional Facility but denied taking the drug into prison last May. He had been imprisoned before the date the drug was found and, therefore, could not have brought the drugs into prison himself, defence lawyer Owen Bonnici claimed.
Police Inspector Nezren Grixti prosecuted.