A man from Mosta was this morning remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to stealing €700 worth of food and detergents from a delivery van at Smart Supermarket in Birkirkara.

The theft was committed on February 25 at 10.45 a.m.

Marco Vella, 42, of Mosta also not pleaded not guilty to relapsing.

Police sources said that a delivery man was unloading his van when the accused drove up in a car with three other people and allegedly committed the theft.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

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.