A 34-year old St Paul's Bay resident has been arrested in connection with a robbery at a Buġibba food establishment earlier this week. 

Police said they had received a tip-off on October 7 at about 5am of an individual behaving suspiciously in the Buġibba area.

Officers found an empty, discarded cash register on the site and while searching the area for the suspect, found a food establishment with the outside door forced in and the cash register missing. 

Investigations, which included security camera footage, led to the identification of the alleged thief, a Georgian national, who was subsequently arrested. During the arrest, suspected cocaine was found on his person. 

The suspect is being held while police investigations are ongoing.  

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