Two passengers found with 7.60kgs and 6.35kgs of cannabis were arrested after customs officials found nearly 14kg of drugs in their luggage at Malta International Airport on Thursday.
This is the second case originating from Seville in recent weeks and the third from Spain. During routine screening of passengers arriving from Seville, a suspicious Spanish couple was discovered to be carrying 13.95kg of Cannabis.
The couple arrived in Malta from Seville and after picking up their luggage they were directed by Customs officials for a luggage scan. Once scanned, suspicious items were flagged on the xray and subsequent searches in the luggage of both passengers resulted in the discovery of 13 plastic bags in total, 7, weighing 7.60kgs, from one luggage and another 6 bags, weighing 6.35kgs, from the other. The contents in the bags tested positive for cannabis.
A further search uncovered a small plastic bag, containing white powder which tested positive for cocaine.
The passengers and the drugs were handed over to the Police Drug Squad for further investigations, while duty Magistrate was informed about the haul and assigned several court experts to assist. Both passengers are expected to be arraigned in court in the coming hours.
