71 people arrested for staying in Malta 'irregularly'

The people are being kept at detention centres awaiting repatriation

The police said in a statement that it had arrested 71 people found to be living in Malta "irregularly".

The people were arrested during patrols in Marsalforn, Xlendi, Victoria and Marsa, among others.

Police officers were assisted by Detention Services Agency officials. 

The arrested people - from Albania, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria.

The people are being kept at detention centres awaiting repatriation.

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