A 26-year-old Guinean has been remanded in custody after he pleaded not guilty to importing cannabis.

The man, Mamati Keita, arrived from Sicily and his suitcase, containing around one kilogramme of cannabis, was found in the Seaport area yesterday morning.

The police said that on his arrival from Sicily, the man was stopped by the Immigration police. He tried to escape and threw away the case, which was found by the police some time later.

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