Malta
Droga sotto il pavimento della Mercedes: coppia fermata al ritorno da Sicilia
The drugs hidden in a compartment in the floor of a Mercedes. Police photo.
A man and a woman are under arrest after drugs worth €500,000 were found hidden in their car on arrival from Sicily, the police said.
The two Italians, a woman aged 46 and a man aged 18, were stopped by police and customs officers late on Tuesday when they arrived on the catamaran from Sicily.
A search of their Mercedes car turned up four kilograms of suspected cocaine in a hidden compartment in the floor of the vehicle.
The drug has a street value of €500,000.
€1,000 in cash was also found.
The two are expected to be taken to court on Thursday afternoon.