Two women were remanded in custody today after having been accused of smuggling drugs into the prison.

Alexandra Pace, 48 of Cospicua pleaded guilty to trafficking heroin and cannabis resin.

She had been attempting to deliver the drug to her partner Silvio Buttigieg, also known as iz-zingla.

Helen Bugeja - wife of Alfred Bugeja known as il-porporina - pleaded not guilty to trafficking heroin, cannabis and ecstasy pills in the prison. Her bail request was rejected.

The two women were caught on Monday. The drugs had been kept in their private parts.

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