A Bulgarian man has been charged after police found 38kg of drugs, estimated to be worth around €1.5 million in the back of his truck that just arrived from Sicily.
28-year old Mustafa El Madhoun was arrested on Sunday after police inspected his truck upon arrival from Pozzallo. The drugs were eventually found in hidden compartments with the help of the police’s K-9 unit. The police announced that this discovery managed to help stop an international circuit of drug trafficking.
After arresting the man, the police found 5kg of cocaine, 4kg of heroin and 29 kg of cannabis in the truck.
His case was taken to court on Tuesday as he was accused of importing cocaine, possession of cocaine, cannabis and heroin denoting that they were not intended for personal use.
The accused’s lawyers requested a freezing order as it would affect all of Mustafa’s assets. Magistrate Doreen Clarke upheld the request for the freezing order.
Defence lawyer Jose Herrera also announced that the accused was not requesting release from preventive arrest at the arraignment stage.
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