From: Times of Malta
by Waylon Johnston
A security officer at Malta Freeport, a customs officer and a stevedore accused of a €1 million contraband cigarettes operation were today granted bail.
The accused are stevedore Rokku (Rocky) Agius, 53, of Żebbuġ, Freeport assistant security officer Michael Sciberras, 39, of Valletta and customs officer Billy Grech, 44, of Żejtun.
Mr Sciberras and Mr Grech are accused of having abused of their authority as employees of Malta Freeport and Customs and of having had in their possession 450 boxes of contraband cigarettes, with each box containing 10,000 Empire Royals cigarettes.
All three are pleading not guilty.
The consignment was brought to Malta on board the CMA Verdi on February 2.
