Man Arrested After Landing In Malta With 11 Kilos Of Drugs

A 53 year old Portuguese man was arrested upon his arrival at the Malta International Airport after he was caught carrying around 11 kilos of drugs in his luggage, with a total value of €250,000.

Police, along with Customs officers, conducted inspections on passengers who arrived from a flight from Seville, Spain at around 0100hrs on Saturday.

After one of the passengers raised suspicion, a search was conducted on his luggage, where various packets were found.

Around 10 kilos of a substance suspected to be cannabis with a street value of around €100,000 and around a kilo of suspected cocaine with a street value of €150,000 were found.

The culprit is being held under arrest for more investigations.

He is expected to be taken to court today at around 1400hrs.

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