A man visiting an inmate at the Corradino Correctional Facility was arrested yesterday after he was found in possession of three sachets of cannabis, the Home Affairs Ministry said yesterday.

The 29-year-old man had the cannabis packets in his jacket pocket and was caught on new CCTV cameras that started operating only a few days ago, the govern-ment said.

Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia thanked the prison authorities and encouraged them to continue working to eliminate drugs from the facility with the aim of making it a real place of rehabilitation for its residents.

Police held the man for further investigation.

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