Three Nigerians arrested following cocaine haul

Three Nigerians have been arrested following a cocaine haul late yesterday, the police said. They said that 59 capsules containing 530 grammes of cocaine were found in the possession of one of two Nigerians stopped by the police at about 10 p.m. One of...

Three Nigerians have been arrested following a cocaine haul late yesterday, the police said.

They said that 59 capsules containing 530 grammes of cocaine were found in the possession of one of two Nigerians stopped by the police at about 10 p.m.

One of the Nigerians is 27 and resides in Marsa, the other is 20 and lives in St Paul's Bay. The police later arrested a third Nigerian, also living in St Paul's Bay, in relation to the find.

The three men are expected to be arraigned shortly.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.