Courier attracted to drugs by promise of 'easy money'

Charles Caruana Carabez

Aug 16th 2012, 18:22

Thank God that this scum-bag has been caught. I wish to make 2 points:

1) I have often written that certain European airports must have their officials investigated, because the mules are caught in Malta, not at the point of exit. Such laxity of security should frighten passengers using such airports. The Govt., one hopes, lodges a complaint with the authorities of the countries concerned with these people's departure.

2) This man's sentence should be increased because he is clearly lying. Drug operations are very precisely planned, and the man has been over here 3 times. Of course he knew who he had to give it to. Omero My left foot. He would even know what the man would be wearing when they met.

Pule' Carmel

Aug 16th 2012, 18:14

I knew an airline pilot who told me that once he flew out a twin engine Cessna out of Columbia. He finalised his words by saying, " you can only do that sort of thing, once!" He never told me what the cargo consisted of.

While I was in England working at Chatham Dockyard, two french persons approached me telling me to explain my " french name Pule'" after a little converation they made a nice proposal to me, consisting of,
" We shall buy Citroen cars DB21 from London and you shall drive them to France to a place outside Paris, you leave the car with us for one day and then you can take home all the cars that you drive over , they will be yours, just do not ask questions please!"

One day as I was unboarding the ferry to Malta from Scicily, one man approached me and showing me a small luggage he asked, " could you please carry this for me as I am rather overloaded with my other luggage"

Due to my mother's fault I refused both offers. I still blame her for not taking some similar opportunities I had in my life. She never odered me about , all she said when I told her what I was going to do including leaving School to go and work at the Dockyard and leaving Malta to go to England, all she said was, " Carmel, you are a big boy now, just do what you like!" But with her influence ingraned in me, I did what I liked with reservation, I still live like that really, what a pity!!

m. borg (slm)

Aug 16th 2012, 17:54

"The accused told police he was ready to help in a controlled delivery and insisted that such an operation be carried out."

Only the Keystone cops would opt for that since the capture has been splashed all over the media.

Instead of rushing to show off a drugs bust the police should have acted more cautiously and maybe the maltese connection would have been caught too.

Is it a coincidence or incompetence.

Johnathan Cilia

Aug 16th 2012, 17:36

"The police, however, felt that a controlled delivery in Qawra, also involving a person they did not know anything about, was too risky."

What.

Patrick Zammit

Aug 16th 2012, 16:28

"The police, however, felt that a controlled delivery in Qawra, also involving a person they did not know anything about, was too risky."

Since when have the police became afraid of people "they did not know"?

Why are the police "afraid" of catching the local "agents"?

Joseph Gerada

Aug 16th 2012, 14:48

"The police, however, felt that a controlled delivery in Qawra, also involving a person they did not know anything about, was too risky." - What were the police scared of really??Meeting the brother of terminator or meeting someone who they would not want to/could not arrest because of who the person is?

Alfred Cassar

Aug 16th 2012, 13:51

miskin

Jonathan Camilleri

Aug 16th 2012, 13:23

It might have been premature to arrest the courier.

vincent a galea

Aug 16th 2012, 12:34

I have just seen a movie "MARIA FULL OF GRACE", exactly about a Columbian girl (17yrs old and pregnant!!) being lured into carrying drugs in her stomach to New York... wont tell you much of the story - if you get the chance see it... its a MUST SEE !!