Police arrest Gozo man with possible drug trafficking links; find €53,000 cash & unlicensed weapons

May 20 2022

A 43-year-old man from Rabat, Gozo has been arrested during an operation conducted by the Malta Police Force’s Anti-Drug Squad following a number of reports regarding possible drug trafficking.

The police found a number of substances suspected to be cocaine and cannabis, €53,000 in cash, two rifles and ammunition, with the weapons not being licensed. Officials within the Malta Police Force began observations in Nadur after reports of possible drug trafficking during the carnival celebrations.

On Thursday, the police surrounded the suspect’s farm and arrested the individual, who was reportedly armed with a pistol.

Magistrate Simone Grech opened an inquiry into the matter, assisted by a number of experts.

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Too hot to handle! Malta braces for first heat wave of 2022 as temperatures expected to rise

May 20 2022

As temperatures continue to rise and Maltese residents brace for a typical Maltese summer, local weather page It-Temp Madwarna has predicted the first heat wave of 2022 to start next week.

On March 24, the page predicted that if temperatures increase gradually, Summer 2022 will be relatively hot but not extreme, going on to highlight that if low temperatures persist in April and May, it will get rapidly hot, leading to an “extreme and boiling summer.”

“Everything points towards a very hot summer 2022 with various heat waves due to the La Nina event which will persist from last year”, the page stated. Meanwhile, today’s weather is expected to heat up with temperature highs of 24°C which feel as hot as 25°C with a UV Index of 8.

Are you looking forward to summer?

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Wolt Market opens its first delivery-only grocery store in Malta

May 20 2022

Delivery-only store Wolt Market has opened its first store in Malta, offering a selection of 2500 products ranging from fresh produce to everyday items at its Burmarrad location.

Customers can place orders via the Wolt application or Wolt’s website and can choose between home delivery and self-pickup. Orders can also be placed in advance, allowing the delivery to be determined to the nearest five minutes, with deliveries handled by Wolt courier partners who have the necessary equipment for grocery deliveries.

Athanasios Bilalis, General Manager of Wolt Market in the Mediterranean region, stated that the company is “super happy to finally be opening Wolt Market [in Malta]. Ultimately, we hope to help people save time by making weekly grocery shopping easy and quick. We can’t wait to see how the store takes off and how people start using it over time.”

Have you used Wolt Market yet?

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Ministers address public call as Għadira road to re-open on Saturday evening

May 20 2022

Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia & Minister for Tourism & Consumer Protection Clayton Bartolo has announced that road works on Triq il-Marfa in Għadira began on Friday morning.

Bartolo expressed satisfaction in the fact that construction vehicles were on site to lay down the asphalt after a mass public call for the facilitation of the roads right before the start of a busy tourism season.

Meanwhile, Minister Farrugia revealed that the four lanes will re-open on Saturday evening. Last week, many took to social media to express their frustration after spending hours in congested Mellieħa roads due to the closure of the major artery.

Do you frequent this road?

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