Etienne Micallef, 36 of Qormi was today jailed for two years after he admitted to breaking into two houses, in Zejtun and Rabat and stealing gold jewellery having a total value of €5,000.
The court was told that he stole the gold to fund his drug habit.
Micallef was jailed for two years after the court found that he had violated the conditions of a previous release.