Wednesday, 19th November 2008

Charged with conspiring to import cocaine

A 21-year-old Liberian who was arrested at the airport as he disembarked from a flight from Brussels on Monday pleaded not guilty to conspiring to import cocaine.

Samuel Wisdom, who was born in Liberia but had been residing in Romania with refugee status, was stopped by Customs officers.

Police Inspector Norbert Ciappara told the court that about 80 capsules of the drug had been found in Mr Wisdom's stomach after x-rays were taken at the hospital. Each of the capsules contained about 10 grams of the drug.

Magistrate Antonio Micallef Trigona remanded Mr Wisdom in custody after taking into consideration the large amount of drugs found.

Until yesterday afternoon, Mr Wisdom was still carrying some of the drug in his stomach.

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Comments

G.Cappitta (on 20/11/08)

Obviously such arrests by the police are praiseworthy. However, without making reference to this particular case, I'd like to point out that I am still puzzled as to why the police dont try to track down the people to which such drugs are to be distributed. I doubt that these drugs are directly sold to people for their own personal use. I assume that people who import large doses of drugs would go on to sell the drugs to pushers - and I think that the police, by stopping the crime @ the airport, are missing out on a great opportunity to apprehend a good number of such criminals.

Aneliese Bauer (on 19/11/08)

I am surprised that the name is published!
Just wonder about all the Maltese who are involved in drugs! Malta has a big drug problem and not only sice the island joined the EU Mr. Briffa, Morana and Galea!

lgalea (on 19/11/08)

Joe Morana
Life imprisonment without any amnesties then so that he will go back home an old man.

Mario Briffa (on 19/11/08)

Well done to Customs and Police personnel involved in this case. Though their task to stop drug traffickers from importing illegal drugs has nowadays become more difficult to accomplish, they managed to capture a possible culprit. Keep it up. You're doing a fine job.

Joe Morana (on 19/11/08)

This case gives the lie to the belief that Europe needs immigrants from Africa to supplant a dwindling work-force. More than likely to do the dirty work.

@I Galea: You are naive if you seriously believe that life in prison means a prison stay "until the prisoner dies".

lgalea (on 19/11/08)

If found guilty, give him life imprisonment with hard labour to pay for his upkeep and to serve as a deterrent to other traffickers.