12,000g of heroin, 6,000g of cocaine, and 2262g of cannabis grass was seized on sea transport between Malta and Sicily in 2017, in three separate cases, Minister for Home Affairs Michael Farrugia revealed when answering a parliamentary question tabled by PL MP Glenn Bedingfield.
The largest find concerned an English national on 17 August, who was found with 12,000g of heroin and 6,000g of cocaine. The individual was charged with the offence.
2016 also yielded significant finds with 4,000g of cannabis resin seized on 15 September. 3 Maltese persons were charged in court.
The previous year, 2015, so no finds on sea transport between the two islands, however, 2014 saw substantial seizures, with 10,000g in cannabis resin and cannabis grass discovered on 1 May 2014, in which three Italian nationals were charged.
The following October in 2014 also saw 4,000g of cannabis grass seized from an Italian national, who was also charged.
The full list of seizures since 2014 are below:
2014: 5,000g Cannabis Resin, 5,000g Cannabis Grass, Italian Nationals, 3 persons, charged
4,000g Cannabis Grass, Italian National, 1 person, charged
300g Cannabis Resin, Italian National, 1 person, charged
640g Cannabis Grass, Nigerian National, 1 person, charged
1037.6g Cannabis Grass, Ghanaian National, 2 person, charged
1500g Cannabis Grass, Nigerian, 1 person, charged
3172g Cocaine, Nigerian, 2 persons, charged
2016: 0.695g Cannabis Grass, Italian, 1 person, charged
0.695g Cannabis Grass, Libyan, 1 person, charged
579.6g Cannabis Grass, Nigerian, 1 person, charged
4,000g Cannabis Grass, Maltese, 3 persons, charged
0.72g Cannabis Grass, Italian, 1 person, charged
1 Ecstasy pill, Maltese, 1 person, charged
250g Cannabis resin, Gambian, 1 person, charged
2368.8g Khat, Italian, 1 persons, charged
2017: 2250g Cannabis Grass, Italian, 3 persons charged
12.872g Cannabis Grass, Italian, 1 person charged
6000g Cocaine, 12000g Heroin, English, 1 person charged.
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