Malta 13 people have been questioned by the drug squad in connection with four separate cases

13 people have been questioned by the drug squad in connection with four separate cases. Theses incidents started on Saturday with a raid on a bar in Birkirkara after reports were received that drugs were being sold within the bar itself. When the police arrived, the barman, a 33-year-old man from Floriana, was seen trying to dispose of a capsule containing around 10 grams of cocaine. The barman and a 39-year-old woman from Zejtun, were both arrested. The second raid happened on Sunday afternoon on the Floriana granaries. Nine men between the ages of 19 and 27 were arrested during an organised party, after they were found to be carrying cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy. Two of these men are being accused of drug trafficking.
On Wednesday, a 32-year-old Libyan man was arrested in connection with the discovery of 3.4 kilograms of heroin at the airport on September 17. One Maltese woman and three more Libyan men had already been arrested in connection to the event.
The final incident occurred on Thursday morning when a 35-year-old man from Gambia seemed to be acting suspiciously after arriving on a flight from Girona, Spain. The man was held and later found to be carrying 250 grams of cocaine in his stomach.
The man did not admit to the charges brought against him in court but has been denied bail.