A 30-year-old man from Valletta was this morning jailed for a year after he pleaded guilty to trying to sell cannabis to two14-year-old Austrian students and their leader near City Gate on Tuesday.

Stephen Nappa was caught after the students reported him to the police.

Mr Nappa, who is a relapser, also pleaded guilty to being in possession of heroin.

Magistrate Antonio Mizzi sent a recommendation to the Prisons Director for Mr Nappa to attend a rehabilitation programme.

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