A number of White Mulberry saplings were stolen, days after having been planted at Triq l-Aħħar Ħbit mit-Torok between Zabbar and Zejtun. 

Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg said the trees were planted by Infrastructure Malta on Friday to replace others which had died of disease. Within two days, several of them had been stolen.

He condemned the 'shameful act'. 

The road has been widened and spruced up in a €4m project.

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