Spaniard charged with importing heroin


A young Spaniard was this afternoon remanded in custody after he was charged in Court with importing more than a kilogramme of heroin.

Justo Ernesto Bellver Bayo, 19 was arrested by Police soon after he was intercepted by customs officers at Malta International Airport on Thursday night shortly after he arrived by plane from Barcellona.

A search yielded 1.2 kilogrammes of heroin hidden inside the Spaniard's boots.

Drugs importation carries a maximum term of life imprisonment.