Two men arrested after drugs find
Two foreigners have been arrested following a drugs find at the airport yesterday afternoon.
The police said in a statement that a 19-year-old Portuguese was held by Customs Official after nearly a kilo of cocaine and heroin was found in the soles of his shoes.
He was stopped on his arrival in Malta on a direct flight from Düsseldorf.
The police continued with their investigations and at night arrested a 35-year-old Nigerian who lives in Marsa, who it believed the drugs were intended for.
The Nigerian was arrested in Bugibba.
Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera is holding an inquiry.
The two men are expected to be arraigned in court this afternoon.
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Alisa French
Aug 7th 2010, 17:47
I hate to sound negative but however drugs get into malta/uk or wherever by whomever they are not the top of the chain just the donkey's the work, hence the reason drug's are and always will be until the goverments stop taking the money to turn a blind eye! We all know its ALL down to money!
Michael Neville Cassar
Aug 7th 2010, 16:54
@D Borg I see you are annoyed with the comment made by Louise Vella however it is an undeniable fact that we are very sluggish to deport undesirable foreigners from non EU countries, not suffering government collapse . These individuals are doing a lot of harm to our Tourist market they are presenting Malta as a free heaven for criminal activity apart from Rumania’s pickpockets and gipsy’s , I think many of us are open minded to what is happening around us..
David Treble
Aug 7th 2010, 13:50
The only way to curtail this illegally scurge of our society is to follow the Chinese and many Asian countries method. Anyone caught and found guilty of bringing drugs into the country will be suffer the death penalty. I know all the moralistist, ideologies and do gooder will be up in arms at such a suggestion in the 21st century but it works in those counties. Fines and prison does not deter dealers.
s.koludrovic
Aug 7th 2010, 14:34
And quite right they are too. Better an executed Drug baron than a 100 despairing families because of their children's addiction to drugs.
OK now all do gooders can start slamming me.
joyce kemp
Aug 7th 2010, 17:24
yes i think your right, there needs to be more severe penalties, i have noticed malta seems to be a target for these drug fiends
colin stanley
Aug 7th 2010, 13:11
Here we go again, more foreigners, dealing in drugs, is this the culture that they are teaching us. (Multiculturalism )
Chris Finch
Aug 7th 2010, 17:04
Is it only the foreigners dealing in drugs that you have a problem with? look at the other news stories today, there is a man from Gharb also arraigned for dealing in drugs. Is it because the Nigerian is black?
joyce kemp
Aug 7th 2010, 17:27
then maybe the maltese need to reject that drug culture and say no, then the traffickers will go elsewhere
s.koludrovic
Aug 7th 2010, 17:51
No mate, it not just because he is Nigerian. However in the last 6 weeks 3 different Nigerians were arrested because of being involved with trying to import quite a sizable amount of drugs.
Please note that we have more than enough of our own undesirables, and we do not need African Imports first coming over pleading poverty bla bla bla and then having more than enough money to finance their drug dealings.
colin stanley
Aug 7th 2010, 18:10
That's exactly the point, we have enough of our own, we don't need foreign carbage as well.
you mention Black, why? are they both black !!!!. if you think you are going to shame me ,you're miles away.
Charles Sammut
Aug 7th 2010, 18:27
@ Chris Finch
That is exactly the point. We have enough homegrown drug traffickers, we don't need to import more. Moreover, if you check statistics you will find that Africans are proportionately over-represented many times over where drug crimes are involved.
Stephen Koludrovic
Aug 7th 2010, 12:54
Is this Nigerian another poor soul that the JRS AND CO. are keen to help and support so that he ,might get a better life in Europe.
Louise Vella
Aug 7th 2010, 12:45
We cannot do anything about the Portuguese, except take him to court, because he is an EU national. In any case most Portuguese in Malta are tourists and they bring in money.
The Nigerians are different. Nigeria is a huge country rich in oil and mineral resources. Nigerians do not qualify for refugee status. So Nigerians in Malta enter illegally and are staying illegally. Reading the law reports in www.timesofmalta.com, it is obvious that many of them get into trouble with the law. In many cases it involves drugs trafficking. Given all these circumstances, what is stopping the government of Dr Gonzi from rounding up the hundreds of Nigerians staying illegally in our country and organising a charter flight to take them back to their own country?
D. Borg
Aug 7th 2010, 13:51
Who do you think you are to always give lectures to people on all the individuals origintaing from Africa?????
Pls, give us a break from your comments...it is annoying!!!!
M Bugeja
Aug 7th 2010, 14:16
@ D.Borg.
Although the way in which she presented it may not be correct, she does have a point. That country is not really in need of any assistance, so why are we accepting illegal immigrants from there? It's like accepting illegal immigrants from Finland, or Japan. Why? If they want to come here through proper legal channels, all's well and good, but otherwise, please, give us a break!
Anthony Briffa
Aug 7th 2010, 12:42
Is this Nigerian in possession of a free movement permit or waiting for this asaylum papers to be processed? If found guilty this type of people should be deported back to their country of origin after serving their time.
L. Calleja
Aug 7th 2010, 12:32
Good job by the Customs.
Charles Micallef
Aug 7th 2010, 12:11
This deadly curse in our society is alive and well, irrespective how many culprits are caught importing drugs, there are always others waiting to take the risk!
C Galea
Aug 7th 2010, 12:08
Well done Customs for the work performed in keeping at bay the narcotics destined to end up in our streets.