About 20 cannabis plants seized in a Nadur, Gozo, cultivation raid
Police in Gozo raided a residence on Triq ix-Xjuf ir-Riħ in Nadur after surveillance, arrested a 27-year-old German man and seized about 20 cannabis plants, seeds and cultivation equipment. Magistrate Simone Grech opened an inquiry.
A 27-year-old German man was arrested on 31 March 2025 after police in Gozo raided a residence on Triq ix-Xjuf ir-Riħ in Nadur, MaltaToday and TVM reported.[1][2]Officers had kept the address under surveillance, obtained a warrant and entered the property in a joint operation by several police sections, the outlets said.[1][2]
Inside, police found a room fitted with apparatus used to grow cannabis, about 20 plants of various sizes, cannabis seeds and other cultivation items, MaltaToday reported.[1]TVM gave the same plant count and said the amount exceeded what Maltese law allows for personal cultivation.[2]
Duty magistrate Simone Grech was informed and appointed an inquiry, both outlets said.[1][2]The man remained in police custody and was expected to be charged in the coming days, MaltaToday reported.[1]
MaltaToday carried a Malta Police photograph of the plants.[1]
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Cannabis plants found during the Nadur search, in a Malta Police handout.Photo details
Malta Today’s 31 March report says the man would be charged in the coming days and does not give his name; TVM likewise does not name him at this stage.
The Independent says the raid was on Monday morning while Malta Today timestamps its report at 1.08pm the same day.
A 45-year-old Moroccan man arrested at Malta International Airport with about 150 capsules of suspected cannabis resin in his stomach was arraigned before Magistrate Abigail Critien. He pleaded not guilty to importing cannabis resin not for personal use and association with drug trafficking and was remanded in custody.
After weeks of surveillance, Malta police raided apartments on Alfred Craig Street in Pietà, arrested four Romanians and seized about 10 kilograms of cannabis valued at roughly €150,000. A fifth Romanian was arrested at a Gżira hotel the same morning.
Police arrested eight Maltese men in four raids across Żebbuġ, Marsa, Żabbar, Qormi, Pietà and San Ġwann and recovered about 85 kilograms of cannabis resin stolen from an Armed Forces of Malta container at Safi. Roughly 226 kilograms had been taken from court-held evidence overnight before the theft was found on Sunday.
Police raided a garage complex on St Vincent Street, Hamrun, on 11 January 2018 and found 32 kilograms of cannabis resin in a hidden car compartment plus about 42,000 euros in cash. Italian Salvatore Coco and Maltese men Michael Aquilina and Gordon Schembri were arrested and denied bail on trafficking, importation and money laundering charges.
