Tag: laughing gas
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Three Maltese nationals get off with a suspended sentence and a fine for importing laughing gas in France
Three Maltese nationals charged in connection with a large-scale nitrous oxide distribution operation in the French Alps have been handed eight-month prison sentences suspended for two years and fined €1,000 each by a court in Albertville. The court also imposed a five-year ban on entering France. Prosecutors had sought an effective one-year prison term for…
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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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Big Manufacturer of Nitrous Oxides is actually based in Malta
Yesterday, the Times of Malta published a report on the use of nitrous oxide by young people as a recreational drug. A local organisation is pressuring the government to curb the use of nitrous-oxide products by the youth. An interesting fact that is being omitted in these reports is that one of the largest European…