Godwin Spiteri 41, from Birgu and his brother Antoine, 29 residing in Marsascala, have been arraigned in front of magistrate Silvio Meli and charged with trafficking cocaine and money laundering. It is understood that in their Birgu residence the authorities also found Lm 17,000 in cash which are believed to have come from the drug trafficking operation.
The Spiteri brothers pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them.
They were arrested on Tuesday afternoon in Birgu after being allegedly found in possession of heroin. The two were remanded into custody at the Corradino prisons.
Godwin, the elder brother, was also accused of having a fire arm and munitions without the appropriate Police Licence and also with being a relapser.
Antoine Spiteri, the younger brother is accused of being in possession of cocaine within less than 100 meters from a school.
The court has denied the accused bail and ordered that they be detained at the Corradino prisons.
Police inspectors Pierre Grech and Victor Aquilina are leading the prosecution while lawyers Robert Abela and Franco Debono are defence counsels.
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