AFM drugs heist suspect back in court with his father, accused of extortion A courtroom drama that feels torn from a gritty Maltese telenovela returned to the Valletta Law Courts yesterday, as 28-year-old Luke* “Il-Bufflu”* Camilleri—already indicted over the daring 2021 AFM armoury cocaine heist—stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his 59-year-old father, Raymond “Ta’ Xmun” Camilleri, both…
Ministry to investigate vet clinics after dog dies without emergency care By Hot Malta Staff | 09:30, 12 June 2024 A single missed phone-call has snow-balled into a national reckoning over animal welfare in Malta, after a beloved family beagle died overnight because no 24-hour veterinary clinic could see him. The Parliamentary Secretariat for Agriculture,…
Father & Son in Dock: The AFM Drug Heist That Keeps Malta Talking ————————————————————— Valletta’s historic law courts were buzzing again this morning as Daniel “Danny” Micallef – the 29-year-old former Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) private accused of masterminding last year’s €750,000 cannabis heist – shuffled back into Hall 22. Only this time he…
# Serial Break-In Suspect Nabbed After Two-Month Crime Spree Targeting Sleepy Sliema, Swieqi Homes A 30-year-old man from Żejtun has been charged with a staggering ten counts of aggravated theft and attempted burglary after police linked him to a spree of night-time break-ins that shattered the illusion of safety in Malta’s up-market coastal suburbs. The…
Ta’ Qali’s picnic lawns have always been more than grass; they’re the Saturday backdrop for nanna’s timpana, the Sunday stage for teen football tournaments, and the first patch of earth many Maltese kids learn to ride a bike on. So when photos started circulating last week showing the once-verdant stretch behind the aviation museum reduced…
Second Arrest in Gozo Hold-Up: How One Bungled Ferry Escape Brought Relief to an Island on Edge By Hot Malta Correspondent Xewkija, Gozo – Just after the 7 a.m. Mġarr ferry queue began snaking toward the ticket booths on Wednesday, police pounced on a 34-year-old Rabat man who allegedly tried to board the Gozo Channel…
WHO backs weight-loss drugs, urges cheap generics – what it means for Malta’s battle against the bulge By Sarah Micallef, Hot Malta Health Correspondent Valletta – When the World Health Organization threw its weight—pun intended—behind a new set of anti-obesity medications last week and simultaneously urged manufacturers to “make generics affordable,” Maltese ears pricked up….
Gardener Denied Bail After Biting Ferry Captain’s Finger in Gozo Channel Showdown By Luke Briffa – Hot Malta The usually placid waters between Ċirkewwa and Mġarr turned rowdy on Tuesday evening when a 42-year-old gardener from Żebbuġ, Gozo, allegedly chomped down on the ferry captain’s finger during a quarrel so loud it was heard on…
Woman Tracked by Husband Asks Court to Drop Case: A Maltese Story of Technology, Trust and Tradition The quiet streets of Żebbuġ were jolted last month when a 34-year-old mother-of-two walked into the Malta Police Cybercrime Unit and filed a complaint that sounded more Silicon Valley than Sliema: her husband had hidden an AirTag in…
Valletta – In a courtroom so small that the whir of the old ceiling fan almost drowned out the magistrate’s voice, 32-year-old Darren Micallef from Żabbar was sentenced to 18 months behind bars yesterday for brazenly ignoring not one but two sets of bail conditions. The case, which has ricocheted across Facebook groups from “Żabbar…
Ex-footballer cleared of San Ġwann betting shop robbery in dramatic courtroom verdict San Ġwann, Malta – A former Maltese Premier League striker walked free from the Valletta Courthouse this afternoon after a jury acquitted him of masterminding an armed hold-up at the “Golden Bet” outlet on Triq il-Bahar in San Ġwann last April. The verdict,…
**Good governance is not a priority for Robert Abela: ADPD says** In the shadow of Valletta’s honey-coloured bastions, where the Knights once etched their code of honour into limestone, Malta’s youngest political party has thrown down a gauntlet that echoes across the narrow streets of the capital. ADPD, the Green party forged from the merger…
