‘How many snus-sucking Swedes could there possibly be in Malta?’

A lot! More than you can think of, really.

When dealing with illegal stuff, the market would not be the only concern. A significant concern would be the amount of risk involved.

While snus is illegal in Malta because of its EU ban, it is not classified in the same way as illegal drugs are, and so would presumably carry a significantly lower penalty.

So now Dr Saliba is slandering Swedish Match by implying that it is involved in contraband, as well as entrapment.

Snus had not yet achieved great notoriety when he was elected and he appeared to be less of a f**ck up than a freaky Nikki Dimech type.

Selling contraband be it snus, weed or cocaine in these hole in the wall type establishments with the legal cover of snack bar or kiosk in Malta is the way to get rich for some of the politically connected lower classes.

Xi dwana?

Peter F. Fenech jien ma nafx kif l-iskart li jarmu GonziPN tigbruh intom tal-Labour.

John Dalli, Nazzjonalist minn guf ommu, ex-ministru Nazzjonalist u Silvio Zammit, Nazzjonalist imgiddem u ex-vici Sindku Nazzjonalist tas-Sliema. GonziPN kaput.

Swedish Match is dissatisfied with the legality of snus being confined to Sweden and it is doing its malignant best to expand it by fair means or foul.

Contraband would be only one small facet with limited efficacy. Torpedoing the Directive at source and destroying the Commissioner promoting it by entrapment would be more rewarding.

Perhaps it failed your notice but according to Dalli, Silvio Zammit asked him to intercede with the PN after he found difficulties being accepted as a candidate for the Local Council Elections. It’s there somewhere but don’t expect me to re-read all that crap just to find the line.