Police arrest five found in possession of Meow Meow
Five people were arrested by the police in Paceville last night after they were found in possession of Meow Meow.
The police said that this drug, technically known as Mephedrone, has been illegal for the past three months.
Those found in possession of this drug were aged between 17 and 25 and are from Fgura, Luqa, Valletta, Zabbar and Mosta. They will be arraigned in the coming days.
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Daniel Mountford
Dec 26th 2010, 14:18
@ C.Borg. It would make sense if Malta followed the UK structure. Unfortunately, it doesn't. Just because a Chief Constable has given his recommendations, doesn't mean it's going to happen but it does go to show a man in such a high position with a good understand of the reality of drugs in society has realised legislation and control would make more sense.
The UK structure would have gave them a caution and their drugs confiscated. Instead these 5 youngsters now look at a lengthy court case and a criminal conduct which will affect them and their careers for years to come. Yes, they are wrong as the law stands but the punishment for such offences is drastically out of proportion.
C. Borg
Dec 26th 2010, 10:14
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/legalise-all-drugs-chief-constable-demands-end-to-immoral-laws-396884.html
Issa x'ser namlu???? Li dejjem insegwu il-passi ta l-ingilterra!!!!! Din hi ir-reajlta!!!
P. Schembri
Dec 26th 2010, 10:21
This is more recent my friend!
http://www.cultureclashdaily.com/page1111319.php
joseph borg
Dec 27th 2010, 10:25
i would also would like to point out the situation in portugal where all illict substances have been legalised. apart from the tighter control by the government it reduces the black economy and ensures less overdoses because the purity amount of the drug would be known.
this would also mean a radical derease in prices with the consequence of less thefts beacuse let's face it most heists in malta are all drug realted
the last thing is that every human is attracted to prohibited things and this comes from the times of adam and eve
T.Cauchi
Dec 26th 2010, 00:39
Taf x'dejjem affaxinani jien waqt li naqra dawn l-artikli? Kif il puluzija jirnexxielhom jaqbdu nies bi kwantita redikola ta meow meow, canabis u kokaina, li tkun ghal uzu personali, u li fil verita tkun ghand nies li ma jghtux fil ghajn, izda rari nisma li nqabad xi 'junkie' u bghatuh programm. Ma nistax nghati tort lill puluzija li jaqbdu nies b'bicca raza, ghax dik hija il ligi, ghalkem jien ma naqbilx ma kif inhi il-ligi, pero ma nistax nifhem kif il nies li juzaw l-eroina ma jinqadbux u tithallew jigru barra u jaraw kif ha jinqdew. Ghax nghid jien, la jien ngharafhom tant ikunu jidhru x'inhuma, allura il puluzja kif ma jindunawx??? Dawk in nies iridu jinqabdu, dawk huma it tfal tal problemi, dawk li jihhaseljaw lin nies, u jkollhom jisirqu ghax ikunu sick ta vera. Ma nafx jien!
Mark Ferrante
Dec 26th 2010, 09:56
Sur T.Cauchi ghandi nghidlek li int normali tara lil xi hadd jiehu l-eroina quddiemek ? Hija normali li tara junkie fit-triq imma. Allura ajdli int jekk joghgbok fuq liem bazi tal-ligi ha ggibu jek tarah junkie u ma jkollu xejn fuqu ? Kun afhom sew l-affarijiet mhijiex facli daqskemm tahseb.
Christian Sciberras
Dec 26th 2010, 13:21
T.Cauchi - First of, that is untrue, only a week or so ago they caught several traffickers.
Secondly, if the abused don't talk, the source won't be found. Although the police is doing a great job in this area, I don't feel anti-drug agencies are doing enough for the country than they do for the affected individual. You see, pulling out the plug on the traffickers is very dangerous and the end abusers just don't want any more legal hassles, so it all ends there.
I think it's up to drug agencies to coerce these people into divulging this information.
simon cutajar
Dec 26th 2010, 19:01
Naqbel mieghek perfetament ! jien ghandi pusher hdejja u nixba incempel lil- pulizija ghax narah mill- galarija jarmi paketti go garbage bin li hemm fejn skola u wara ftit jerga jadi u jigbor pakkett izghar li naturalment ikun il- flus , imma meta jigu jkun diga lesta .
T.Cauchi
Dec 27th 2010, 12:18
Mark, Junkies ikollhom jinqdew bil fors. Jekk tiffolowjah ghal imqr jumejn biss, dan ser iwasslek ghand id dealer. Jekk tghamel jumejn quddiem id-dealer taqbad lil junkies jinqdew. Lil junkies tordnahlom programm, u lid delaler tibbukkjalu holiday tajba gol kullegg. Semplici hafna aktar milli tahseb inti.
Joe Borg
Dec 25th 2010, 23:50
It's good to see that there are other open minded Maltese people on the topic of drugs. It's pretty hard to find people who are actually informed about drugs in Malta.
Peter Korsten
Dec 26th 2010, 12:50
I'm quite informed on drugs, and I know they're all damaging. To what extent depends on the drug in question, but they all do damage (and yes, that includes alcohol).
Have you ever sat in a subway train whilst the guy across from you was smoking crack cocaine, and afterwards went to beg so he could score his next fix? It's not a pretty sight, I guarantee you.
john psaila
Dec 25th 2010, 18:16
Dal-lejl mort Pceville u dhaly xi zewg discos u skandalizzajt ruhi nara l-ligijiet tat-tipjip jinkissru vilment. Kullhadd jaghmel li jrid basts dehlin il-flus. Imma l-oxxenita hi tara pulizija bl-uniformi do dawn id-discos jixorbu u jpejpu u jiccaccraw mat-tfajliet mal-kliem hazin. Gbidt l-attenzjoni tal-bouncer u qalli li hawn ma jsir xejn ghax il-bosses ikunu jafu mid-depot meta gejjin u min ser ikunu l-pulizija. Jien dejjem tghallimt li-l-pulizija tippproffitta ruhha minn l-uniformi u veru hadd qatt ma jinqabad ghax ikunu komplici.Sur Rizzo hu passi din hi verita.
Steve Zammit
Dec 25th 2010, 18:50
Naqbel perfettament ma xi qieghed jghid Sur John Psaila.
Jien ukoll ilbierah filghaxija mort Paceville u dhalt f'''teen party'' u bqajt mbellah bl-ammont ta' zghazagh daqsi (15 il-sena u anke minn ghandu nqas zmien) ippejpu quddiem kulhadd bla hadd ma jwaqqafhom. Sadattant jistghu jixtru il-cigaretti minn gol-post stess. Ipejpu fil-folla u mhux biss jaghmlu hsara lillhom infushom, izda lill-dawk ta'madwarhom. Dan kollu issir go post pubbliku. Basta l-organizzaturi idahhlu kemm irridu flus u mill-bqija ma jimpurthom minn xejn. L-aktar li kien hemm il-pulizija barra u laqas jidhlu gewwa u jaghmlu ''searches''. Prosit, dawn iz-zaghzagh tal-illum, in-nies ta'ghada. Kulhadd fil-veru sens tal-kelma jaghmel li irrid...
Juan Mula DeBono
Dec 25th 2010, 18:55
@John Psaila. sieheb, naqbel mieghek li tara pulizija jpejpu gewwa bl-uniformi hu ikrah immens, imma ha nigbidlek naqa l-attenzjoni. int qed tikkummenta fuq artiklu, ta droga maqbuda mill-pulizija, mela ga zbaljat int li ma jaghmlu xejn. it-tieni nies, nies fis-sakra il-birah stess inqabdu, u mhux wiehed. It-tielet, ma bouncer tkellimt skond int, forsi inzertajt bouncer li jdejquh pulizija ma saqajh ha jaghmel li jrid u ried jghamillhom il-hsara ma nies bhalek. ir-raba nieqes mill informazzjoni ghax jekk tara statistika, titkellem waheda, x-xoghol tal pulizija u xi sforzi jsiru mill-maggoranza tal-membri tal-korp bil-limitazzjoni ta nies u mezzi li jezistu. il-hames semmejt li paceville kulhadd jpejjep il-birah, ma semmejtx li ghal 30 pulizija jkun hemm jigru mijjiet kbar ta nies, u s-sitta irridu nitghallmu napprezzaw aktar lil-pulizija li meta nies bhalek jkunu jiddevertu f'dawn iz-zminijiet huma jkollhom hafna aktar xoghol, biex jipprovaw jipprevenu lil-persuna u l-propjeta ta kull wiehed u wahda minna. tiggeneralizzax habib gahx rajt 4 jpejpu, ghax ghadek qas taf il-maggoranza x dedikazzjoni ghandhom u nitghallmu nuru naqa rispett, u jekk minghalik li illum adu z-zmien li tapprofitta ruhek mill-uniformi, nissuggerilek tidhol pulizija u tkun taf kemm hu stressanti ix-xoghol u tara kemm ghandek impressjoni totalment hazina.
J callus
Dec 25th 2010, 23:17
@ Juan Mula Debono - tidher li jew ghadek frisk fil-pulizija jew inkella nieqes mill-informazzjoni. Jiena naf li hemm pulizija serji u l-Kummissarju prezenti huwa wiehed serju, pero' naf ukoll li hemm pulizija tal-habba gozz li jigu jaqghu u jqumu mis-servizz u jaghmlu li jridu ghax jilbsu uniformi. u dak li qal Psaila huwa kollu minnhu u tippruvaw taghtti x-xemx bl-gharbiel. il-fatti jitkellmu wehidhom.
Mario Sammut
Dec 26th 2010, 06:28
So Mr. Juan Mula Debono , After reading your response to John Psaila"s comment , are you trying to tell us that it is acceptable for underage teenagers to be drinking , smoking and fornicating , yes , fornicating in Paceville in the middle of the night ?? nobody here I am sure is out to give the Police a bad name , but please wake up and realize that any officer of the law should be giving a good example in respect of the uniform he or she are wearing. I think it is disgraceful that we as a society allow this to go on then we preach Christianity and family values. I cannot beleive these teenagers are the fibre of the future. God help us , I mean it !!!!
R.Borg
Dec 27th 2010, 15:46
Naqbel ma li qal s-Sur Psaila ghalkemm ma tridx tiggeneralizza imma parti kbira mill-pulizija huma indixxiplinati u hemm min hu sahansitra korrott u biex jghattu xturhom, kultant isibu xi beccun zghir li ma jkunx tal-klikka taghhom u jaghmlu show bih imma l-hut il-kbar jibqghu jaghmlu li jridu f'kollox!!! Il-Gimgha l-ohra stess, fis-7.30 ta' fil-ghodu, karozza b'zewg pulizija li kienu ghadhom hergin minn hanut tat-te go Hal Luqa, rikbu fil-karozza, t-tnejn bla seatbelt u d-driver ipejjep u bil-mobile waqt li jsuq. Din il-bicca grat minn hdejn dan il-hanut sa hdejn l-ajruport u nassumi li baqghu hekk ghax gibdu lejn it-triq ta' Hal Far. Suppost jaghtu ezempju dawn u jekk tazzarda tirraporta, ahlef li int tbati ghax ipatthuielek.
M.Bartolo
Dec 25th 2010, 16:00
@ those who are saying that drug users should not be arrested and prosecuted in law courts
I wonder what will you write on this blog in one-two years' time when these users smash your car window or far much worse try to mug an old lady to sustain there habit.
In the meantime I wish you merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Paul Smith
Dec 25th 2010, 16:27
To sustain a habit?with meow meow? Do you know what your talking about?
Why not get fully informed on the global drugs issue and then comment! Learn about the harms drugs do to society.
And once your informed, you will maybe lobby your government to ban or restrict alcohol in a massive way, because it is the most destructive drug in our society today closley followed by heroin.
Once again, the blog has been taken over by ill informed people whom know nothing about the harms of certain drugs but are probably happily sinking a few glasses of win or a brandy or 2 today.
S. Zammit
Dec 25th 2010, 17:28
"Once again, the blog has been taken over by ill informed people whom know nothing about the harms of certain drugs"
I can see you around here right? It's obvious that the only reason alcohol is more destructive is because it is much easier to obtain, and probably cheaper.
R. Gauci
Dec 25th 2010, 15:27
Il-Pulizija hawn Malta biex jigbru lit-tfal imqarbin tajba, mbaghad fit-toroq kullhadd jaghmel li jrid u ma tarax wiehed minnhom jaghmel xoghlu kontra sewqan bl-addocc jew taht l-influenza ta` l-akohol. Delitti, bombi u sparaturi kemm trid u biex jaqbduhom jew imur jaghti b'idejh lill-Pulizija l-qattiel jew inkella jaqbdu l-vittma stess altrimenti jiggerrew mas-saqajn jibqu.
Wake up !!!!
a.zahra
Dec 25th 2010, 21:29
nahseb li ghandek problema sur gauci ghax dal lejl stess iltqajt ma zewgt roadblock habba x xorb zejjed. Apparti li xoghol il pulizija mhux sabih ax nahseb li tkun xoghol u ma tkunx mal familja bhall haddiehor nahseb li kiefra pero ma nistax ma nikkumentax ax issib minnhom li jekk vera jghamlu hekk li jixorbu go barijiet hu hazin pero mal wiehed m ghandux jehel kulhadd lanqas nahseb ghax zgur li fil minoranza ftakar li mis sema l isfel kulhadd jista jizbalja imkluz jien il hazin hu li ma tammettix biss. U jekk tara statistika ma nahsibx li kulhadd imur jaghti ruhu b idejh.
R. Gauci
Dec 27th 2010, 00:13
M'ghandi problema xejn habib, il-kontrolli mhux issa nippretendi li jsiru ghax hawn il-festi izda s-sena kollha u fi kwalunkwe hin anke filghodu. Jien sirt nitwerwer insuq b'tarbija ta` sena fil-car seat warajja bl-ammont ta` qziez li hawn fit-toroq taghna, kullhadd ghaddej bil-140 km/hr mieghek u QATT ma tara pulizija jwaqqaf karozza jew iharrek lil xi hadd, kif narahom jien lil dawn in-'nies' nahseb jarawhom huma wkoll. Near miss illum, near miss ghada xi darba tmiss il-Papa jghidu, nispera li meta jigrili hekk inkun wahdi fil-karozza.
R.Gauci
Dec 27th 2010, 08:49
Kumbinazzjoni nqabad Mario Psaila, mar jaghtu ruhu b'idejh hu stess. Qed tifhem il-punt issa Sur Zahra?
C Cassar
Dec 25th 2010, 14:27
Fantastic work and keep it up. The sooner these kids realise they'll:
a) get a crimininal record
b) Get fined
c) Have a chance of going to jail
They'll soon stop buying this junk. When they stop buying it, the dealers lose business, so they get more desperate. When they get desperate they make alot more mistakes and get caught.
It's standard drug crackdown methodology.
Paul Smith
Dec 25th 2010, 16:20
Yeah, it's worked so well all around the world NOT!!!
And since it's not worked all around the world lets keep going round in the same circles to appease people like you.
Daniel Gordon
Dec 25th 2010, 16:37
@ Cassar: yours is a standard answer that no no one is going to believe.
Desparate dealers losing business? Oh Please....
a) get a crimininal record
b) Get fined
c) Have a chance of going to jail
a: A criminal record is something to shout about.
b: A 50€ fine doesnt worry anyone.
C: BAIL...?
Legalise it. Make it taxable. Inform the people.
Charles Vella
Dec 25th 2010, 14:20
If it's for their own personal use, God bless... let them enjoy it! Are we going to move onward in this country or backward?! Legalize is the only way to minimize drug abuze! And live, and let live!
anthony borg
Dec 25th 2010, 13:31
@ J.mifsud kemm int bruvu bhallikieku dan is-serq, holdups u affarijier ohra mhux minhabba droga?
Joe MIfsud
Dec 25th 2010, 16:07
Is-serq li jsir habba d droga huwa difatti li droga hija llegali. I think you, mr borg, are smart enought to notice that the war on drugs has been a big fiasco, and the crimes related on drugs have been caused , in fact, because of it.
Norman Agius
Dec 25th 2010, 13:21
Agree 100% !!!
Paul Smith
Dec 25th 2010, 15:21
Also agree 100%
In the UK they would have had the drug taken from them and cautioned and then been allowed to go about there business. arraigned? Why? What a waste of money - but is it? Now the lawyers and judges get payed - prohibition has created a whole new set of business, the illegal cartels, police, lawyers, judges, prison jobs and makes kids into criminals, perhaps we should all get drunk instead, that's so much better for us isn't it? The lethal addictive drug alcohol is pushed on TV and bill boards and on radio day and night! Time to recognize the true destructive effects alcohol has on society and remove advertizing from all media and only sold in government run dispenses - lets see how the anti cannabis brigade would like that?
These kids are doing methadrone because Cannabis is illegal
Joe ifsud
Dec 25th 2010, 12:26
Waste of tax payers money, arraigning a handful of youths who meant no harm.
Happy Christmas everybody
RMangion
Dec 25th 2010, 13:40
are you serious, no harm ?? Drugs??
The police's role is to see that laws are obeyed, and if its against the law its in their duty to act
Joe MIfsud
Dec 25th 2010, 16:04
Yes they meant no harm to anybody. If they were trafficking the drug it was another matter, but using it for personal use, i reckon they are responsible enough for their actions.
I find far more dangerous drunk driving, that is what is indeed harmfl, and as we have seen, it does often have tragic affects.