A Nigerian man was yesterday jailed for six months after he admitted to trying to leave the island using false travel documents on Tuesday. Marcos Johnson, 24, paid €500 for a false Italian residence card, a false passport and travel document when he tried to make his way by air to Catania.
He was caught at the airport's boarding gate. Magistrate Antonio Mizzi jailed him for the minimum period possible at law after taking into consideration that he tried to leave to see his girlfriend.
Police Inspector Edel Mary Camilleri prosecuted.