A 22-year-old man from Ghana was yesterday charged with dealing in cannabis in Paceville on Saturday night.

David Smail, who lives in St Paul’s Bay and is the holder of an Italian passport, admitted to the charges.

He was caught by the police while handing over a small sachet of cannabis to a French tourist, Magistrate Giovanni Grixti heard yesterday.

When the police searched him they found another sachet containing a small amount of cannabis as well as empty sachets with traces of the drug.

The case was put off for judgment.

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