Four caught smuggling 12kg of cocaine from Sicily into Malta
Police arrest four suspects on cocaine trafficking after following them from the catamaran terminal in Valletta to a drop off location in Gudja
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Għaxaq accident
Man, 31, hospitalised after getting hit by car while driving motorcycle in Ħal Għaxaq
Court of appeal quashes eight-year sentence human trafficking judgement

Court highlighted the legal threshold for the offence of human trafficking was not met, upholding the arguments of the defence regarding inconsistencies in the...

Court highlighted the legal threshold for the offence of...

Suspended police sergeant back in the dock for aiding home robbery

Glen Carabott was charged with possession of an illegal weapon, committing...

Glen Carabott was charged with possession of an...

Accused in luxury car theft was keeping cars safe after their owner died, court told

According to the accused, he moved the luxury cars to keep them in a safe place until the children of the deceased owner arrive in Malta from abroad

According to the accused, he moved the luxury cars to keep...

Suspended sentence after admitting to threatening ex-partner

Early guilty plea and police cooperation led to suspended sentence for man...

Early guilty plea and police cooperation led to suspended...

Criminal court of appeal reduces sentence in threats case against social worker

Appeal court overturns part of conviction but upholds guilt for threatening public official

Appeal court overturns part of conviction but upholds guilt...

Husband cleared of detaining wife after court flags inconsistencies in alleged victim’s testimony

Court warned the woman to consider herself fortunate the offence of perjury was considered time-barred since she reported circumstances which were not the case...

Court warned the woman to consider herself fortunate the...

Man jailed four and a half years after plea deal over cocaine importation

A man was jailed four and a half years and fined €7,000 after admitting to importing high-purity cocaine and using forged identification documents,...

A man was jailed four and a half years and fined...

Five-vehicle accident forces temporary closure in Santa Luċija tunnel

Four cars and a motorcycle were involved in a traffic accident in the northbound Santa Luċija tunnel

Four cars and a motorcycle were involved in a traffic...

Man granted bail over alleged ‘politically motivated’ headbutt in Valletta festa

Accused granted bail for denying causing grievous bodily harm to another man for ‘no reason’

Accused granted bail for denying causing grievous bodily...

Tourist, 19, gets suspended sentence for attempted break-in while drunk

19-year-old tourist handed suspended sentence for attempting to break into woman’s home

19-year-old tourist handed suspended sentence for...

Neville Gafa illegally received medical visa payments from Libyans, court ruling reveals

Court rejects €36,675 claim by Libyan intermediary over medical visa paymens for Libyan patients since money came from illegal scheme devised by the...

Court rejects €36,675 claim by Libyan...

Europa Nostra lists Fort Chambray barracks among Europe’s most endangered

Din L-Art Ħelwa president Patrick Calleja warns site’s threat comes not from natural disaster but from ‘speculative interests’ seeking...

Din L-Art Ħelwa president Patrick Calleja warns...

Authorities consulting Interpol to find Jeremy Harbinson

Police inspector says an Interpol ‘blue diffusion’ was issued...

Police inspector says an Interpol ‘blue...

Man acquitted of giving cocaine to 13-year-old after victim testimony deemed unreliable

Appeals court overturns earlier conviction after finding inconsistencies in the teenage complainant’s account

Appeals court overturns earlier conviction after finding...

Pace family usury racket: Accused denied bail as magistrate cites charges’ seriousness

The Pace family, who are charged with money laundering and usury, were on Thursday denied bail

The Pace family, who are charged with money laundering and...

24 years behind bars for Austin Mallia in €500,000 drug case

Austin Mallia sentenced on Thursday morning to 24 years imprisonment and a...

Austin Mallia sentenced on Thursday morning to 24 years...

Man who threatened to shoot cellmate’s family during fight has sentence confirmed on appeal

Court of Criminal Appeal upholds conviction of inmate for threatening fellow prisoner at Corradino Correctional Facility, noting his extensive criminal record...

Court of Criminal Appeal upholds conviction of inmate for...

Accused burnt ear, bit hand of his partner in domestic violence row

Accused man facing domestic violence charges had in December extinguished...

Accused man facing domestic violence charges had in...