A 19-year-old man from Bratislava was this afternoon remanded in custody after he pleaded guilty to heroin importation and possession.

Vladimir Repan, who arrived in Malta on Thursday evening on a direct flight from Brussels, had been carrying 800 grammes of heroin.

French charged with conspiring to commit fraud

Patric Maurel Sakso, a 31-year-old French was this afternoon given a three-year suspended jail term after he pleaded not guilty to conspiring to commit fraud.

16-year-old charged with theft

A 16-year-old from Gzira was granted bail after he pleaded not guilty to theft and keeping stolen goods.

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