Alleged drug kingpin Jordan Azzopardi has been granted bail after spending two years in preventive custody.
31-year-old Azzopardi has been held in preventive custody at Corradino Prisons since his arrest in 2019.
He is accused of masterminding a nationwide drug distribution network and is facing 15 charges, which include trafficking heroin, cocaine and cannabis.
Azzopardi’s girlfriend, who cannot be named after a court order in this regard, is also accused of similar charges.
In a decree handed down this morning, Judge Aaron Bugeja, presiding the Criminal Court granted Azzopardi bail against a personal guarantee of €150,000 and a third party surety of €50,000.
He was ordered to deposit his passport and was prohibited from approaching the coast or airport.
Azzopardi is prohibited from communicating with prosecution witnesses and must sign a bail book daily, as well as observe a curfew.
He was also placed under a provisional supervision order under the supervision of a probation officer.
Lawyers Franco Debono and Joe Giglio are appearing for Azzopardi.