Two men who were out on bail over drug-related charges have been re-arrested after police allegedly discovered a drug lab and point of sale at the elder man’s residence. Mario Brignone 68 of Cospicua resident and Josef Zammit, 30, living at Marsascala, were escorted to court on Tuesday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to possession of cocaine and heroin under circumstances indicating that the drugs were not intended solely for personal use. They were also charged with cultivation and possession of cannabis, use or transfer of property derived from crime as well as relapsing. Both were separately charged with committing acts of money laundering as well as allegedly breaching two sets of bail conditions each. They chose not to reply when asked about their work or profession. Prosecuting Inspector Mark Anthony Mercieca gave the court an account of how Zammit was arrested on Tuesday when he turned up at the Zabbar police station to sign the bail book. A personal search yielded a large amount of cash, while several sachets of suspected cocaine and heroin were subsequently discovered inside his vehicle, stashed away inside the door panel on the driver’s side. The search continued at...
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