Three Nigerian men alleged to form part of a drug ring were yesterday charged with importing cocaine and money laundering over the last few months.

They were arrested after the drug squad carried out a controlled delivery which involved a Spanish man who cannot be named by court order.

Paul Ugochukwu Offor, 37, from Spain; Kingsley Wilcox, 31, from Iklin; and 35-year-old Charles Christopher Majimor from Marsascala pleaded not guilty and were remanded in custody.

The arraignments yesterday followed those of two Maltese taxi drivers, Mario Mifsud, 42, from Luqa and Etienne Ciantar, 29, from San Ġwann, who are pleading not guilty to being part of another Colombian drug ring.

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