Briton jailed 25 years for importing drugs

Ray Gatt

Nov 6th 2008, 11:20

@ A. Saliba - 'someone who is merely providing for a demand. Governments all over the world must give up, the drug war hasn't worked and never will'.
People making such statements, definitely do not help the fight against drugs and the lords. Do you honestly suggest we give up on them?

Sarah Jane Gatt

Nov 6th 2008, 10:51

What a shame the same is not done for local dealers, and yes I agree any other crime, lets see the punishment fit the crime, instead of just a slap on the wrist

dennis agius

Nov 6th 2008, 10:11

@ A Saliba!
Dont you know how many people are constantly dying due to drugs effect, like overdose and other related diseases like HIV and others. dont you know how many thefts are being done every day by users so they can afford to buy the staff? dont you know that when the drug problems put its head up in the late 70's, the crime rate exploded all over the world? are you talking seriously or is this a joke? please come back to the living world of normal people! what are your suggestions? please say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A.Dalli

Nov 5th 2008, 21:58

@A.Saliba
25 years from ones life, even if it ends up going down to 18 years is no joke. I for one have no inclination to risk it. Yes I do belive that the sentence is just, the amount of drugs this man imported here is incredible. It is unfortunate for his family, but it is also unfortunate for the Maltese youth (or not so youth) that could have fallen victim to these drugs. How many people have died due to such drugs ? What is a life taken away compared to 25 years ? So Mr. Saliba, I hope you understand that the sentence is just, murderers should simply get life.

If you can't do the time, don't do the crime is the message I get the from this sentence.

l Galea

Nov 5th 2008, 20:12

A. Saliba


Drug pushers should be made to take the drugs that they try to sell themselves and then put behind bars for life.

Liam Kelly

Nov 5th 2008, 19:58

profiteering out of making peoples lives a misery; badly and sometimes fatally damaging their health and ruining relationships is hardly something worth anyones sympathy.

If someone chooses to do drugs, fair enough, but dont be so stupid as to try to justify their useage as somehow legitimate, when their ill-effects are crystal clear to all and there to see with your own eyes, particularly the damage they do to the brain; memory loss and effecting the motor functions.

Fabian Mizzi

Nov 5th 2008, 18:48

I hope A.Saliba does not want to be taken seriously by stating that this convicted person was "merely providing for a demand". Does he/she really want to justify drug importation in Malta ? Child rapists. murders & drug dealers are all in the same boat creating danger in our society.

Charles Micallef

Nov 5th 2008, 18:47

@Mr Saliba,

You and your thoughts are all on your own on this one!

M. Grima

Nov 5th 2008, 18:35

@ A.Saliba

Why do you show sympathy? Drug trafficking is the first in a long chain of events that cause unnecessary deaths. Thus, in comparison to murderers, I believe that drug traffickers should receive a hefty jail sentence.

Contrary to your argument, I say 25 years to this type of trafficker and 50 years, if not a whole lifetime, to the murderer (obviously depending on the case i.e. taking note of intent, insanity, automatism etc)!!

A. Saliba

Nov 5th 2008, 18:07

@Charles Micallef

I will. These sentences should be given to murderers, child rapists etc and not to someone who is merely providing for a demand. Governments all over the world must give up, the drug war hasn't worked and never will.

Luke Tabone

Nov 5th 2008, 17:34

How about we start seeing the same kind of sentencing for child rapists?!

Charles Micallef

Nov 5th 2008, 17:25

A good example to all drug pushers, I am sure that there is not one person who is going to show an ounce of sympathy to anyone who tries to import drugs into our country!!