Italian police seize 10kg of drugs in vehicle on way to Malta

Last week, Italian police seized over 10kg of drugs worth around €500,000 in a vehicle driven by an English mechanic who claimed that he was driving to Malta where he was heading for a holiday.

However it is not clear whether the drugs were heading to Malta, with reports in the Italian media say the drugs were intended for the Italian market.

On 14 December the Englishman was stopped in a roadblock by the Italian in the northern town of Como which borders with Switzerland.

The 49-year-old mechanic claimed that he was on his way to Malta but after searching his car the police found a number of packets hidden beneath the front seats of the man's Audi A2.

The Italian police discovered 2.5kg of marijuana, 1kg of MDMA, 540 grams of ketamine and 6.4kg od ecstasy pills.

The drugs and vehicle have been seized by the Italian police while the man is under arrest on charges of international trafficking of drugs.