Two Romanian friends on holiday were yesterday conditionally discharged for a year after they were caught sharing a cannabis joint.

Ion Vlad Ghinea, 20, and Mihail Florescu, 27, were caught smoking the joint on the beach at St George's Bay last Friday in full view of policemen on the beat walking along the promenade.

Defence lawyer Kris Busietta told the court the two men immediately admitted they were smoking cannabis and fully cooperated with the police, a point agreed upon by Police Inspector Pierre Grech.

Magistrate Audrey Demicoli took into consideration the fact that they had a clean police record.

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