Two brothers, Alfred and George Degiorgio, are the main suspects in the investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The Degiorgio brothers are among a group of 10 men arrested during a large-scale police operation on Monday morning. A raid at Lighters Wharf in Marsa saw a number of suspects thrown to the ground before being arrested. The area was sealed off by military and police personnel at around 8am.
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Sources said the criminal gang that the Degiorgios formed part of used a building at the wharf to discuss and plan criminal activity. Helicopters, sniffer dogs and an AFM patrol boat were all spotted at the scene. George Degiorgio, also known as Iċ-Ċiniz, and his brother Alfred, known as Il-Fulu, both have a criminal history. Alfred’s finger prints were found on items linked to a robbery from a Group 4 cash van in 2000, while his brother George has been charged in court in the past with possession of unlicensed weapons, drugs and tools that investigators believe were meant to be used to pick locks.
