Comments on: UPDATE 2/Diesel-smuggling, drug-trafficking, car bombs and shootings

By: Roza Verdun

Roza Verdun — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:59:00 +0000

Do pardon my ignorance, but why do people involved in such dark deals end up bombing one another? Can someone enlighten ,please?

By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 19:18:00 +0000

In reply to Major Tom.

Yes, Darren Degabriele: http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-06-03/news/six-questioned-in-connection-with-marsaxlokk-car-bombing-5304057857/

He had a fisheries licence, a fishing vessel, a fish restaurant – and he smuggled diesel.

By: Major Tom

Major Tom — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 19:03:00 +0000

I believe the first in the set of seemingly related incidents was the one of June 2014 involving a 35-year old from Ghaxaq.

By: Mariella Darmanin

Mariella Darmanin — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:10:00 +0000

In reply to Daphne Caruana Galizia. You're right, I misunderstood the argument.

By: Edward

Edward — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:04:00 +0000

Sick people, Benny. That is what they are. Sick and messed in the head.

By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 14:06:00 +0000

M’ghandu x’jaqsam xejn. That’s in a totally different category, like Michael Grech, the lawyer who was shot in Gozo.

By: Malteser

Malteser — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 13:58:00 +0000

Malta has gone to the dogs, and money and drugs are the roots of all evil.

By: Sella Turca

Sella Turca — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 13:26:00 +0000

Diesel and fags (the tobacco variety), and the same smugglers are involved in both.

By: observer

observer — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:49:00 +0000

‘Highly lucrative’, like any activity connected with petroleum, diesel-smuggling certainly is.
It doesn’t appear to be particularly safe or immune from vendettas, does it.

By: Edward

Edward — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:46:00 +0000

The world is just a cesspit of muck like this.