Dominic Fava was this morning jailed two years after he pleaded guilty to stealing a safe and a laptop from Zabbar.
The safe had €4,000 in cash.
Mr Fava stole the goods on August 31 between 4 and 6 p.m. He cooperated with the police and returned most of the stolen goods.
The court recommended to Mr Fava that he kick his his drug habit and start a rehabilitation programme.