A number of illegal billboards in Mellieha, Burmarrad and other localities were dismantled and removed by employees engaged by Mepa this evening.

The authority had set a June 20 for the removal of of the billboards, but it was largely ignored.

Mepa then issued a new warning giving owners of illegal billboards another three days to remove the structures. Mepa had also said it would remove the billboards itself if the warning was ignored, at the expense of the owners and the advertisers.

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