A man found in possession of drugs and a counterfeit €100 note was given a €90 fine after most of the prosecution’s case fell through because of lack of evidence.
Iakob Nori Khalifa Said, a 42-year old Libyan who lives in Mosta, had been facing serious charges of aggravated drug possession, receiving counterfeit money and breach of bail conditions following an incident at a Paceville club in October 2014.
The man had been spotted inside the club by officers from the Drug Squad during a surprise inspection in the early hours of the morning.
Upon suspicion he might have been in possession of drugs, officers conducted a personal search of the suspect in whose possession they found a wallet containing a ‘very small bag’ of cocaine and three other sachets inside the cover of his mobile phone.
Inside the man’s wallet, the police also found €380 in cash and a fake €100 note.
Another three similar bags were found close to where he was stopped. While admitting that the drug inside the wallet was his, the man had strongly denied possession of the other bags found nearby.
Following the man’s arrest, the police also found out that he had been at the club outside curfew hours imposed upon…
