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maltatoday, FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017 MAT THEW AGIUS A Sliema fuel hawker has been jailed on drugs and weapons charges this morn- ing, as a result of a police raid on a Sliema garage on Tues- day. Christopher Schembri, 34, was sentenced to three years imprisonment and fined €1,700 after pleading guilty to charges of aggravated pos- session of cocaine and hero- in, breaching bail conditions, possession of unlicensed fire- arms, handling stolen goods, keeping tools which could be used for burglary without good reason after being con- victed for theft, breaching a suspended sentence and re- lapsing. Schembri, a kerosene dealer turned diesel distributor, was handed a suspended sentence last October for firing a gun into the air after an argu- ment outside a law yer's office in Iklin. Inspectors Gabriel Micallef and Mark Mercieca told mag- istrate Francesco Depasquale how the police had made a number of arrests during the afternoon raid after finding firearms, ammunition and drugs in a garage in St Helen Street, Sliema. Two unlicensed 9mm pis- tols, a revolver, a sawn off shotgun, together with an unknown amount of airguns and ammunition are under- stood to have been seized from the garage - this re- mains unconfirmed, how- ever, as the man's admission meant that the items were not exhibited in court. According to a statement released by the police, nine people had been arrested during the raid on a garage in St Helena Street in Sliema: seven men and two women. All apart from Schembri are expected to be charged with drug possession. The court upheld a request by Schembri's defence law yer, David Gatt, to recommend that Schembri be treated for heroin and crack cocaine abuse. News www.canthairestaurant.com - info@canthairestaurant.com For reservations please call: 2346 6666 / 2346 2857 / 7944 3281 Fortina Spa Resort, Tigné Seafront, SLIEMA €39.90 €19.95 per person 1st Child FREE | 2nd Child 50% OFF with 2 paying adults. SUNDAY BUFFET LUNCH Fuel hawker jailed for drugs, weapons offences after police raid Sliema drug den Construction worker grievously injured in Sliema accident JEANELLE MIFSUD A 38-year-old Valletta man suffered grievous injuries while working in a hotel construction site in Sliema, after a metal rod fell off a scaffolding, striking him in the head. The incident took place yesterday on Triq Parisio at 11:30am. An ambulance con- veyed the man to Mater Dei hospital to receive treatment.