Maltese truck driver arrested in Catania

Joselle Camilleri

Feb 5th, 20:16

I'm giggling a bit because it appears that the Police in Catania are more concerned with arresting those who smuggle birds and do not concentrate where the real crime is. Now don't get me wrong. I adore animals and have my share at home too (a dog and a cat, no birds... birds should go free)... yet I know Catania so well and these days the rate of crime has increased so much that I wonder how the police find the time to deal with the petty smugglers and yet never seem to find armed robbers, thieves, drug pushers, fugitives, etc.

John Azzopoardi

Feb 4th, 17:22

Hope this is a lesson to all maltese thinking of bring illegal birds into malta. This is what Shenghen is all about. Open boarders within Europe, including Malta and all kind of drugs and illegal material ener our little island.

T Cassar

Feb 4th, 07:57

Re Mr. Farrugia's comment:

Nice way of putting it! So according to your argument no thief should be sent to prison, we should just wait to see who buys the goods and arrest them. Endangered birds cannot belong to a single person, to do with them as he/she pleases, they belong to everyone, even to the generations to come. These persons saw the niche in the market and figured that legal protection for the birds increased their value because no law abiding citizen would satisfy that demand. So while we should not lessen the blame of the 'customers' we should realize that you are actually excusing the trafficers here, if they are found to be guilty!

John F. Galea

Feb 4th, 04:48

A demand does not justify illegality. Smuggling is to be condemened. I say well done to the Italian police.

Ġ. Agius

Feb 4th, 03:36

I find this very discriminatory towards those who love to keep exotic birds as pets. Why should they be restricted to the regular budgies, canaries and whatnot when they can have a bird of paradise or a penguin?

Janet Bayes

Feb 3rd, 22:33

Well done to the Italian police - - keep up the good work. May you lock up the perpetrators in a small cage and throw away the key.