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Daniel Joe Meli is fighting extradition. Photo: Facebook

Court shown malware Daniel Meli allegedly sold on dark web to US

Meli is fighting extradition to the US

March 17, 2025| Giulia Magri
Four armed forces officers, including a major, refused to testify on Monday. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Four AFM soldiers on duty during cannabis heist refuse to testify

One soldier was responsible for overseeing security cameras on the night

March 17, 2025| Giulia Magri
The Valletta law courts. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Jailed for 18 months for trying to sell cocaine to undercover police

Man caught red-handed just days after being allowed out of prison

March 17, 2025| Giulia Magri
Photo released by El Salvador's Presidency press office showing the arrival of alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua at the Terrorism Confinement Center: AFP

US flies over 200 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court block

El Salvador president says US will 'pay a very low fee'

March 17, 2025| Times of Malta
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Tax evasion is an activity commonly associated with the informal economy

March 17, 2025| ARTE
Alfred Bugeja was better known by his nickaname 'Il-Porporina'.

Alfred Bugeja il-Porporina, notorious career criminal, dies aged 67

Bugeja achieved notoriety in the 1990s following prison escapes

March 17, 2025| Matthew Bonanno, Bertrand Borg
Unlike one-off scams, pig butchering schemes consist in several transactions over the course of time and generally result in larger, more devastating losses. Photo: Shutterstock.com

‘Pig butchering’ scams: guidance for victims and payment service providers

Article offers insight on legal considerations, recommendations and remedies at law

March 17, 2025| Petra Grima
Silvana Muscat was stabbed to death in her home in St Paul’s Bay. File photo

Silvana Muscat's murder suspect still on the run 10 years after stabbing

Police are no closer to finding the suspect and bringing the woman’s killer to justice

March 17, 2025| Claudia Calleja
The magistrate denied the bail request but ordered the prison director to ensure that the accused receives all necessary treatment and support for her drug addiction.

Woman denied bail after drugs found in Gżira apartment

Cocaine and heroin were being prepared for trafficking, court hears

March 16, 2025| Times of Malta
Photo: Malta Police CMRU

Two men under arrest following Naxxar burglary

Suspects matched description of burglars seen forcing their way into house

March 15, 2025| Times of Malta
How Times of Malta had reported the shooting incident.

Mintoff was 'in another room' when shot was fired in 1979 Castille shooting

Karmenu Grima’s heirs say the government at the time framed him

March 15, 2025| Marc Galdes
File photo: Times of Malta

Teacher facing laundering charges after sharing account with alleged trafficker

Court issued freezing order, confiscated all her assets

March 14, 2025| Marc Galdes
132kg of cannabis resin were stolen from the Safi AFM barracks last month. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Drug heist inquiry deadline extended, to be published in 'coming days'

Retired judge Geoffrey Valenzia asked for an extension

March 14, 2025| Giulia Magri
The woman told the court the alleged assault was a one-off. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli.

Court case of forced abortion dropped at request of victim

She was three months pregnant when she terminated the pregnancy

March 13, 2025| Claudia Calleja
MEPs vote during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg earlier this month. Photo: FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP.

Belgium carries out raids in EU parliament corruption probe

Investigation linked to Chinese tech giant Huawei

March 13, 2025| AFP
The man was charged on Thursday. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli.

Man charged with stealing €250 from taxi while serving suspended sentence

Bail was requested on grounds accused had job interviews lined up - but was denied

March 13, 2025| Claudia Calleja
File photo: Times of Malta

German arrested on European warrant for drug trafficking and armed robbery

The man contested his extradition to Germany

March 12, 2025| Marc Galdes
The vehicle which was destroyed by fire in Valletta.

Man charged with torching pick-up truck in Valletta

The 30-year-old chef was denied bail

March 12, 2025| Marc Galdes
Domestic violence cases made up 13.4 per cent of all crimes in 2024. Photo: Shutterstock

Domestic violence crimes up by 7%: report

There were 2,225 domestic violence cases in 2024

March 12, 2025| Marc Galdes
The Valletta law courts. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Man pleads guilty to possessing child porn

Accused was found with sexual images of children aged under nine

March 12, 2025| Times of Malta
Thieves entered the master bedroom and stole the jewelry. File photo: Times of Malta

‘I felt like I was being watched’ - Family was in kitchen as house was burgled

Thieves struck when the house was occupied and alarm systems would not have been activated

March 12, 2025| Fiona Galea Debono
Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà (second from left) at a news conference last month. Photo: Jonathan Borg

PN slam police commissioner for miscalculating how much drugs were stolen at AFM

Police officials stated 226kgs of cannabis was missing, but forensic examiners estimated 132kg of drugs were stolen

March 11, 2025| Times of Malta
From left to right: Michael Debono, Luke Bjorn Scerri, Luke Collins (who has since been left out of the charges) and Giorgio Grigolo were arrested after trying to warn a popular student app about security flaws. File photo: Times of Malta

Cabinet recommends presidential pardon for student ethical hacking case

The students were arrested in 2022 after FreeHour founder reported them to the police

March 11, 2025| Times of Malta
Thieves cut a hole in a fence to enter an AFM barracks and steal drugs from a container.

DNA found on flashlights at scene of AFM drug heist, CCTV recorded the theft

Forensic examiners determine that the amount of drugs stolen was 132kg not the 226kg previously estimated

March 11, 2025| Claudia Calleja
From left to right: Michael Debono, Luke Bjorn Scerri, Luke Collins (who has since been left out of the charges) and Giorgio Grigolo were arrested after trying to warn a popular student app about security flaws. File photo: Times of Malta

Editorial: 700 days were not enough

No change has been presented to parliament to amend hacking laws

March 11, 2025| Times of Malta
An argument over WhatsApp is alleged to have escalated to murder. Photo: Shutterstock.

WhatsApp group admin shot dead in Pakistan for allegedly removing member

Victim had removed alleged killer from a WhatsApp group following an argument

March 8, 2025| AFP
Bari Balla died in a construction site accident in Sliema. File photo: Go Get Funding

Owners of Sliema site where worker died had no control over accident, court told

Bari Balla died in April last year when the roof of a property collapsed while he was working underneath it

March 7, 2025| Giulia Magri
From left to right: Michael Debono, Luke Bjorn Scerri, Luke Collins (who has since been left out of the charges) and Giorgio Grigolo were arrested after trying to warn a popular student app about security flaws. File photo: Times of Malta

Cabinet mulls presidential pardon in students hacking case

Robert Abela says government reviewing current legal framework

March 7, 2025| Times of Malta
Brad Sigmon was given a choice between lethal injection, firing squad or electric chair. Photo: HANDOUT / South Carolina Department of Corrections / AFP.

US to carry out first firing squad execution since 2010

The man beat his ex-girlfriend's parents to death with a baseball bat

March 6, 2025| AFP
File photo: Times of Malta

Two acquitted, one fined €10,000 for causing death of teenage plasterer

Kasim Ibrahim died in 2014

March 6, 2025| Claudia Calleja