A 23-year-old man from Għajnsielem has been remanded in custody after he pleaded not guilty to importing 15 kilogrammes of cocaine.

The drugs were found in the young man’s car on Monday evening when the accused, Joseph Grima, was returning to Malta from Sicily.

He was charged with the possession and importation of cocaine and with being in poseession of a firearm.

He pleaded not guilty.

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