UPDATED: Fined for possessing, manufacturing explosive material

Anthony Caruana from Mellieha was fined €465 after pleading guilty to manufacturing fireworks and possessing explosive material without the proper licences, on and before March 23, in a place known Tar-Randa limits of Mellieha. Magistrate Audrey...

Anthony Caruana from Mellieha was fined €465 after pleading guilty to manufacturing fireworks and possessing explosive material without the proper licences, on and before March 23, in a place known Tar-Randa limits of Mellieha.

Magistrate Audrey Demicoli took into consideration that the explosives were kept in a rural area and out of range of any residential areas.

Meanwhile, 48-year-old Joseph Spiteri of Xaghra, Gozo, was fined €209 and had his vehicle confiscated after he pleaded guilty to, among other charges, possessing explosive material without the necessary licences on a truck on and before March 22.

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