Three men allegedly involved in a drug importation ring that was smashed by the police earlier this month, were back in court for a marathon sitting which shed light on the events leading up to their arrest.
Anthony Delia, a 47-year old Senglea resident, Rosario Posata, a 32-year old Sicilian pastry chef living in St Paul’s Bay and Giuseppe Schepis, a 29-year old Sicilian also residing in St Paul’s Bay are facing separate proceedings over their involvement in the alleged drug conspiracy.
The trio was arrested after members of the police drug squad swooped down on a van inside which they discovered some 20 packets of cannabis stuffed inside a fridge and a chest freezer that were being transported onboard the vehicle.
Prosecuting inspector Mark Anthony Mercieca testified that police had been monitoring the van’s movements since late January.
Surveillance officers reported that the Peugeot, driven by Posata, was observed in the vicinity of a garage in the St Paul’s Bay and Qawra area, making frequent trips to other localities, such as Bulebel and Tarxien.
Other police witnesses recalled how on the day of the arrests, they had trailed the van from Bulebel to Floriana.
That was where the officers had moved in and searched the van. Inside they found the cooling appliances stuffed with some 21 kilograms of cannabis grass, having an estimated street value of…
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Three men allegedly involved in a drug importation ring that was smashed by the police earlier this month, were back in court for a marathon sitting which shed light on the events leading up to their arrest.
Anthony Delia, a 47-year old Senglea resident, Rosario Posata, a 32-year old Sicilian pastry chef living in St Paul’s Bay and Giuseppe Schepis, a 29-year old Sicilian also residing in St Paul’s Bay are facing separate proceedings over their involvement in the alleged drug conspiracy.
The trio was arrested after members of the police drug squad swooped down on a van inside which they discovered some 20 packets of cannabis stuffed inside a fridge and a chest freezer that were being transported onboard the vehicle.
Prosecuting inspector Mark Anthony Mercieca testified that police had been monitoring the van’s movements since late January.
Surveillance officers reported that the Peugeot, driven by Posata, was observed in the vicinity of a garage in the St Paul’s Bay and Qawra area, making frequent trips to other localities, such as Bulebel and Tarxien.
Other police witnesses recalled how on the day of the arrests, they had trailed the van from Bulebel to Floriana.
That was where the officers had moved in and searched the van. Inside they found the cooling appliances stuffed with some 21 kilograms of cannabis grass, having an estimated street value of…
