A Libyan man was jailed for 11 years and fined €25,000 today after admitting to conspiring to import and importing more than two kilograms of heroin in 2005.

Mr Justice Joseph Galea Debono took into consideration Mr Alghrari’s clean police record, the time he had spent under arrest, and the help he had given to police that may result in criminal proceedings against third parties. He also took into consideration that Mr Alghrari had committed the crime for financial gain and if he managed to complete his task, all these drugs would have ended up in the Maltese market.

Mr Justice Galea Debono said Maltese society has every right to protect itself from the assault of drug dealers either local or foreign and so the punishment should serve as a general deterrent.

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