Two Americans are expected to be arraigned tomorrow charged with association, importation and trafficking of cocaine.

The Americans, who arrived in Malta yesterday on a direct flight from Amsterdam, were caught following a joint operation between the police and the Customs Department.

The police said that a 22-year-old American was stopped on his arrival and a medical examination established he was carrying cocaine capsules in his stomach.

Further investigations established that another American, aged 20, was also carrying cocaine in his stomach. He was arrested at a hotel in Sliema.

Around a kilogramme of the drug was found.

Duty magistrate Anthony Micallef Trigona is holding an inquiry.

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