Michelle Vella, a 30-year-unemployed from Marsa and her partner Marco Belli, 32, also from Marsa, this morning pleaded not guilty to conspiring to traffic heroin and possession of the drug in circumstances which showed it was not for their exclusive use.

Ms Vella was also accused of importing the drug.

They were granted bail against a €500 deposit each and a €5,000 guarantee each..

Two Libyan men, Bashir Ali Mohammed Esgayeir, 32 and Nabil Farhat Kouja, 33, were also accused of trafficking and importing the drug.

They pleaded guilty and were remanded in custody.

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