A young man arrested last month during a Drugs Squad raid at Pieta', has been remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to drug-related charges in court on Tuesday.
20-year old Ramirez Vella from Tarxien was charged with having allegedly trafficked cocaine and heroin and with having committed the offences within 100 metres from a school.
The man had been one of the persons taken into police custody in the course of the March 7 raid, when a coordinated police operation targeting a residence in Mountbatten Street discovered illegal substances and cash.
The police told the court that the occupants, including Vella, had attempted to destroy the drugs by disposing of them in acid.
Vella's arraignment comes after police investigations based on evidence collected during the raid.
Vella pleaded not guilty today. He did not answer when asked about his employment.
No request for bail was made at this stage and the court, presided over by magistrate Monica Vella, remanded the young man in custody.
Inspector Mark Anthony Mercieca prosecuted.
Lawyers Arthur Azzopardi and Alfred Abela were defence counsel.
from The Malta Independent http://bit.ly/2Gbfn59
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