203 people charged with ‘drink driving’ in 2016

In 2016, 203 individuals were charged in court for driving under the influence of alcohol, said Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela.

The minister was replying to a question by Labour MP Anthony Agius Decelis.

Responding to another question put to him in parliament, Abela asaid that the number of people who entered Corradino Correctional Facility for drug trafficking in 2016, was 86, down from 92 the previous year.

He said that currently, a total of 150 inmates were serving sentences related to drug trafficking with 74 being Maltese nationality.