A 35-year-old man from Paola has been placed under house arrest against a personal guarantee of €5,000 and a deposit of €5,000 after he pleaded not guilty to trafficking cannabis.

The man, whose name cannot be published by court order, was also charged with being in possession of cocaine.

He was arrested in Qormi on Thursday after the police suspected he was trafficking cannabis.

He was represented by Franco Debono and Arthur Azzopardi. Inspector Gabriel Micallef prosecuted.

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