The police yesterday arrested two young Frenchmen after they landed at Portomaso at 4.30 a.m. on a 14-foot boat that did not belong to them and was immediately abandoned.

The men, who police said were about 20, were stopped as they looked “suspicious”. The incident was reported by a Portomaso security guard.

Since the boat was seen moving towards Balluta, the Armed Forces of Malta were sent to look for it, however, their search proved futile. The police found the boat, which was damaged, sometime later beached on a sandy bay in Balluta.

The owner of the vessel was informed.

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