A 33-year-old Nigerian was arrested on Thursday afternoon after he was found to be in possession of cocaine at the Malta International Airport, police said.The man, who resides in Valencia, Spain, was stopped by Members of the Drug Squad, in a joint-operation with personnel from the Customs Enforcement Unit, as he landed in Malta on a flight from Valencia.The police said that the man was stopped after he was deemed to be acting suspiciously. After undergoing a medical examination at Mater Dei Hospital, he was found to be carrying an amount of capsules in his stomach. In fact, the capsules were later found to contain cocaine.Duty Magistrate Dr Audrey Demicoli, who was informed about the case, appointed various experts to help conduct an inquiry.Police investigations are still under way and the man is expected to be arraigned today
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