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Malta: Court: Man jailed for two years for cannabis possession and

Francesca Vella

Malta Independent

Wednesday 17 Jan 2007

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A 29-year-old man from Qormi was jailed for two years yesterday after he
pleaded guilty to trafficking and possession of cannabis resin.

Alex Spiteri admitted trafficking and possession of cannabis resin and
committing a crime within 100 metres of an area frequented by young people.

Before magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera, Spiteri pleaded guilty to
possession of cannabis resin on 15 March 2005 and during the previous 10
years.

Prosecuting inspector Dennis Theuma told the court that on 15 March
2005, at around 7am, he was informed that the drug squad had arrested a
person in Qormi.

Members of the drug squad told the court that they saw Spiteri drive
from the Tal-Handaq area to a garage in a basement in Qormi.

Inspector Theuma said that members of the squad were informed that
Spiteri had to buy drugs from an unknown person in the industrial area
of Tal-Handaq, on the outskirts of Qormi.

In their testimony, other police officers said they followed Spiteri and
found two bars of cannabis resin, wrapped in black tape, under the
driver’s seat.

Spiteri told the court that he was a construction worker and was married
with a nine-year-old boy.

He told the court that he started smoking cannabis when he was 14.
However, he said that he was trying to reduce the habit and smoked about
three a day, spending about Lm40 a week.

In another hearing, Insp. Theuma told the court that Spiteri had
cooperated fully with the police but had not given the name of the
person from he had bought the drugs.

Handing down her judgement, magistrate Scerri Herrera said that the
court noted the man’s genuine effort and that he should be helped to
reintegrate in

society.

However, since Spiteri did not reveal the name of the man from whom he
bought the cannabis resin, the court could not grant him the minimum
punishment as stated in Article 29 in Chapter 101.

Magistrate Scerri Herrera jailed Spiteri for two years and ordered him
to pay a total of Lm80.38 in court expenses within three months.

Police Inspector Dennis Theuma prosecuted.
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=44872

 

 

 

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