Migrant jailed over possession of cannabis

4-year-old Malian, Salya Kounate was handed a one-year jail term after pleading guilty to being in possession of four grams of cannabis resin.

Kounate, who resides at the Marsa Open Centre, arrived in Malta three years ago. He was apprehended yesterday in Paceville, within 100 metres from a place frequented by youths. He admitted that the drug was not for his personal use.

Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera handed the accused a year's imprisonment.

Inspector Pierre Grech prosecuted while Legal Aid lawyer Renzo Porsella Flores appeared for the accused.