Tag: Arrests
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Paceville weekend patrols lead to arrests for laughing gas sales, drug trafficking, assault and theft
On the evening of Friday, 6th June, police conducting routine patrols in the Paceville area observed two individuals selling balloons filled with Nitrous Oxide, commonly known as laughing gas. Officers noted that several people were purchasing and inhaling the gas, prompting immediate intervention. A total of 18 Nitrous Oxide canisters were confiscated, and the sellers…
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Two men arrested in St. Paul’s Bay over suspected drug trafficking
Following investigations and surveillance related to a shop located in Triq l-Alka, St. Paul’s Bay, two men were arrested in connection with suspected drug trafficking. The arrests were made earlier today and included a 47-year-old man from Ivory Coast and a 34-year-old man from Mali. During the searches on both males and within the store,…
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266 killed and 9000 arrested in Bangladesh
266 people were killed and 9000 others arrested and detained after Bangladeshis took out to the streets to protest the government’s restrictions on civil-service employment. The government cracked down on the student protests with violence with both both the police and the army having shot and tortured demonstrators. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed the…
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Breaking: five individuals have been arrested and taken to the Depot over Jean-Paul Sofia’s case
Five individuals including Matthew Schembri and Kurt Buhagiar and the architect (more about her tomorrow) have been arrested and are being interrogated in the Depot, Floriana. Arraignment will take place on Sunday afternoon. They will spend two nights in a cell before appearing in front of a duty magistrate. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher