A 45-year-old Greek man has been arrested after 3kg of substance believed to be cocaine were found in his luggage at the airport on Thursday.

The man is being kept in custody and is expected to be arraigned in court soon on charged of possession and trafficking, police said.

Duty Magistrate Neville Camilleri is leading the inquiry.

 

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