Record breaking 1.494 tonnes of cocaine intercepted by Customs Malta at the Freeport

May 11 2022

Customs Malta intercepted a record breaking 1.494 tonnes of cocaine at the Malta Freeport.

Customs officials, stationed at the Freeport Scanning Facility, seized 50 bags containing 1,494 blocks of cocaine, weighing one kilogram each, during a day-long operation.

The container, which was transporting bananas, was en-route from Colombia to Koper in Slovenia.

The case was handed over to the Malta Police Drug Force, for further investigation and duty Magistrate Lenard Caruana is leading the inquiry.

The seizure is historical both in its size and value, as the drug haul is estimated to have a street value of €300 million.

Customs Malta has been breaking its cocaine seizure records, year on year, with 2019 recording a total of 750kg (in 13 separate seizures), 2020: 612kg (in 1 seizure), 2021:740kg (in 1 seizure) and 2022: 800kg and 1494kg in two separate seizures.

Just last month, 800kg of cocaine, were intercepted and seized by Customs Malta at the Freeport.

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Photo credit: Malta Customs Department.

Summer Friday nights are BACK! G7 Fridays return to Gianpula Main Room and we can’t wait

May 11 2022

As Malta’s summer events continue to unfold, G7 Events – the brand behind some of Malta’s hottest events such as World Club Dome Malta, Isle of MTV, special guest headline shows at Café Del Mar and G7 Fridays – has finally announced the date of their Grand Summer Opening at Gianpula Main Room.

The official opening night of G7 Fridays will take place on Friday 17th June at the iconic Gianpula Main Room, which has been the home of many memorable summer nights for years on end. The jam-packed club night features Malta’s best DJs and feel-good vibes under the Maltese summer moonlight and now is your chance to secure your spot!

The beloved Friday night event will welcome revellers back to the club after a two-year, with a lot of surprises left to unfold as the summer season approaches. “We’ve got a lot of making up to do, so let’s get started”, the events brand wrote in its Facebook event page.

Summer memberships are now available at €35, entitling each membership holder entrance to 12 G7 Fridays at Gianpula Main Room together with a number of super exclusive event discounts and other benefits.

Send this to your PARTY SQUAD!

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Perfect date night? Open Air Cinema to return in Valletta

May 11 2022

The cinema city event at Valletta’s Laparelli Gardens is set to reopen between May 24th and 28th after a year of COVID-19 pandemic absence.

Cinema City is organised by the Valletta Cultural Agency and is free of charge for anyone who wishes to attend…and maybe take a special someone on their first date.

The event will feature Little Miss Sunshine, The Matrix, The Iron Giant, La Vita e’ Bella and Maltese film, Simshar. After the pandemic dealt an unfortunate blow, VCA chair Jason Micallef said that the event is now back for families and people of all ages to enjoy.

Arts Minister Owen Bonnici said that after a year of restrictions and enforcing social distancing, the government is finally pleased to welcome every to the cinema event and enrich our cultural sector.

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You can now buy house where Facebook was created… but you need $5.3 million

May 11 2022

For the first time ever since its construction, the Silicon Valley house where social media platform Facebook was created, has hit the market for a whopping $5.3 million.

The unassuming blue house with a painted yellow door, constructed back in the 1998, birthed one of the biggest social media platforms on earth.

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The house is made up of six bedrooms and 4 and a half bathrooms, and it had only ever been up for rent since 2004. The first tenants of the house were a 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg along with two other companions.

Allegedly, Zuckerberg had asked if he could rent the place without even looking inside and wrote a check on the spot. Two weeks after they moved in, the house was filled with employees and engineers. The rest is history…

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