Man admits storing gunpowder at home

Mario Fabri, 46, has pleaded guilty before the Magistrates' Court to storing three kilos of gunpowder for shotgun cartridges at his home in St Nicholas Street, Cospicua. Magistrate Antonio Mizzi gave Mr Fabri a six month jail term suspended for one...

Mario Fabri, 46, has pleaded guilty before the Magistrates' Court to storing three kilos of gunpowder for shotgun cartridges at his home in St Nicholas Street, Cospicua.

Magistrate Antonio Mizzi gave Mr Fabri a six month jail term suspended for one year.

The magistrate took into consideration Mr Fabri’s clean criminal record, his admission of guilt and the fact that the law allowed him to keep not more than 1.5 kilos of this substance, which is not as dangerous as fireworks, at home.

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