A man who was caught with a small quantity of cannabis in Paceville on Saturday night caused a commotion as he resisted his arrest and fled, with several police officers in hot pursuit.
Magistrate Gabriella Vella heard how Ivorian national Kofi Ani, 27, from St Paul's Bay, was stopped for a random search in Paceville. He was found in possession of cannabis, resisted arrest and fled the scene. He was apprehended after a short while. He told the court that he had panicked.
The magistrate fined him €466 which she allowed him to pay with instalments of €77 a month.
Police Inspector Gabriel Micallef prosecuted while lawyer Joseph Mizzi appeared for the man.
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