A court today increased the bail deposit of three people possession but refused the Attorney General’s request for bail to be revoked.

Erika Vella, 27, of Gżira, was on Sunday charged with possession of cannabis resin, heroin and cocaine in amounts that denoted it was not for her personal use.  She was found locked in a garage sorting drugs in packets when the police raided a number of stables in Marsa on Friday.

She pleaded not guilty and was granted bail against a deposit of €1,000 and a personal guarantee of €5,000. Her deposit was today increased by €1,000.

Rosario Cortis, 31, of Qormi and Carmel Muscat, 40, of Rabat – who were arrested during the same search were also granted bail on Sunday after they pleaded not guilty to possession of heroin and cocaine that was not for their personal use.

Mr Muscat also pleaded not guilty to being a relapser.

They were granted bail against a deposit of €1,000 and a personal guarantee of €4,000 each.

Mr Cortis’s deposit has now been increased by €1,000, Mr Muscat’s by €2,000.

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