Ivorian fined €466 after fleeing from police drug check

Kofi Ani fined €466 ater fleeing from police officers who had found in possession of cannabis in Paceville  

A Somali man was fined €466 after running away from police officers conducting a random drug search in Paceville.

Magistrate Gabriella Valletta heard how police officers found Kofi Ani, 27, from St. Paul’s Bay, in possession of a small amount of cannabis resin on Saturday night. The man fled the scene, with the police in hot pursuit, and he was quickly apprehended.

Ani told the court that he had panicked.

The magistrate fined Ani €466, which she allowed him to pay in €77 monthly installments.