A 54-year-old man from Marsascala was remanded in custody after he pleaded not guilty to trafficking and possession of cannabis in amounts that denoted it was not for his personal use.

Martin Cachia was also charged with being in possession of a firearm or ammunition without a license, breaching the conditions of a previous release, committing the crime during the operative period of a suspended sentence and being a relapser.

He was further charged with failing to declare that he was carrying €21,000 in cash while leaving the country.

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