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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 19 SEPTEMBER 2018 3 NEWS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Upon physical inspection, Customs officials uncovered bundles of brown substance hid- den within the detergent. Following a narcot- ics field-test, conducted by Customs officials, there was a positive indication for cannabis resin. Initial indications suggest that the quantity of cannabis resin detected amounts to circa 10 to 11 tonnes, with a street value of approx- imately €28.5 million. Customs officials requested the assistance of the Police Anti-Drug Squad and the Malta Police Forensic Section who are now han- dling and investigating the case. "Although the investigations are still un- derway, the haul is definitely the largest of its kind in Malta, both in quantity and in value," the Customs department said. A magisterial inquiry is underway. Cannabis resin was hidden within kitchen detergent CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Delia insisted that the coun- try needed a change in its plan- ning policy, another sector the government had no plan for, he said. Turning to traffic and infra- structure, Delia was critical of the government's approach, insisting that widening and building more roads would be useless if by the time the work is concluded, the number of cars will have increased by a large amount. Asked whether he would con- sider taxing car use, Delia said he did not believe it to be the case and pledged to present the nation with plans for a mass transport system by the next election. He said the PN would be am- bitious in its proposals for the country and was working on proposals in each sector. PN government would stop IIP scheme Insisting he has been against the scheme since the start, Delia pledged to remove the scheme if in government. "Yes, I will remove it and I will diligently attract more in- vestment towards our country. Real investment, not secret in- vestors," he said. Malta, he said, was not for sale, and would only attract investors that had an interest in the country. "We are not for sale, the Nationalist Party is not for sale, Malta is not for sale." He said that those in the PN that were making money from the scheme were doing so within the parameters of the law and would continue to make their money lawfully, through other sectors, once the law was repealed. The PN leader dismissed con- cerns over divisions in the par- ty when it was pointed out that a number of PN MPs, includ- ing his predecessor, appear to be openly denigrating him and his party. He said he would al- ways fight in favour of freedom of expression. "That is exactly what we fought for, for one to have the freedom to say when they agree, or they don't agree. That is exactly what Daphne Caru- ana Galizia died for, the free- dom to criticise in a liberal and modern society, he said. For MEP elections PN to offer best possible alternative In eight months' time the country will be voting in lo- cal councils and MEP elec- tion, with the polls predicting anything between a 40,000 and 80,000 vote gap between the two parties. Asked what the party was aiming for and whether it could hold on to its third seat, Delia said the party wanted to present the country with the best possible alternative. "My target is simple: to con- tinue strengthening the party and continue going through this renewal, at what is a very sensitive time, and to present the people with a good alterna- tive that is better than what the party in government will pre- sent," he said. Delia critical of government's approach to solving traffic problems PN leader Adrian Delia (right) with MaltaToday online editor Kurt Sansone ahead of the Q&A session