woman from Valletta was today jailed for two years and three months after she admitted to smuggling 12 pieces of cannabis grass hidden in dates into prison

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A 27-year-old woman from Valletta was today jailed for two years and three months after she admitted to smuggling 12 pieces of cannabis grass hidden in dates into prison last Sunday.

Miriam Caruana, who was taking the drugs to her Arab boyfriend who is an inmate, also admitted to conspiring to smuggle drugs, aggravated possession of cannabis and committing the crime within a 100 metres of a youth club.

She pleaded guilty to relapsing and committing the crime during the operative period of a suspended jail term.

Magistrate Doreen Clarke jailed Ms Cremona two years for this crime and brought into force a three month suspended jail term.

Police inspector Jesmond Borg prosecuted.

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