Four accused of planning hold-up

Three men and a woman were arraigned in court this afternoon, accused of planning a hold-up at a Qormi amusement outlet on Friday. The four are Mariano Pirrone, 30 of Naxxar, Joseph Muscat, 24 of Luqa, Joshua Fenech, 24 of Qormi and Maria Claudette...

Three men and a woman were arraigned in court this afternoon, accused of planning a hold-up at a Qormi amusement outlet on Friday.

The four are Mariano Pirrone, 30 of Naxxar, Joseph Muscat, 24 of Luqa, Joshua Fenech, 24 of Qormi and Maria Claudette Camilleri, 29 of Zurrieq.

They were accused of having planned a hold-up at Gold Play in Qormi.

The four were arrested after the police allegedly found a firearm and balaclavas in their car following a tip-off.

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