Youngsters held over cannabis

Six youths, three of them as young as 15 and 16, were arrested on Wednesday when they were allegedly found in possession of cannabis at an army road block in Żabbar.

A 21-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl, both from Fgura, together with a 15-year-old boy from Ħamrun were stopped by soldiers at about 10.30 p.m. after they were seen dumping what was suspected to be drugs from the car.

Half an hour later, another trio, a 15-year-old boy from Żabbar, a 17-year-old male from Fgura and an 18-year-old woman also from Fgura, were arrested in identical circumstances. They were seen throwing what looked like drugs out of the car window when they were being stopped at the road block.

The AFM said its soldiers seized cannabis and related paraphernalia in both cases.

The youngsters have been questioned by the police and are under investigation.