19-Year-Old Englishman From Swieqi Taken To Court For Selling 9 Grams Cannabis
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A teen living in Swieqi was found guilty of attempting to sell cannabis after being caught with several baggies on him.
The 19-year-old Englishman was caught after police officers stopped a man who was acting suspiciously.
When asked by police, he said he had been given a free bag of weed, handed to him by the teen.
Police arrested the 19-year-old, and when searching him found found around 18 bags of cannabis, each carrying around 0.5g, amounting to just over 9 grams.
The teen pleaded guilty to attempted trafficking of the plant.
He was sentenced to one year prison suspended for two years.
In Malta, it is legal to carry up to 7 grams of cannabis on one’s person; however, it is not currently allowed under any circumstances to sell cannabis to a third party.
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