A Sicilian already facing cannabis trafficking charges appeared in court yesterday after he was allegedly caught in possession of six kilos of the drug on Tuesday.

Rosario Caruso, 40, from Swieqi, was charged with drug trafficking, being in possession of the drug in circumstances denoting it was not for his exclusive use and breaching bail conditions.

Magistrate Antonio Micallef Trigona upheld a request by defence lawyers for the accused to be kept at the forensic unit of Mount Carmel Hospital.

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