Updated 2.24pm
A man who admitted involvement in a drug trafficking case 14 years ago, but has since reformed himself and become an inspiration to others, was jailed for three years today despite appeals for a non-custodial sentence.
William Agius was also fined €3,000 and had his property confiscated. He could have faced between four years and 20 years in prison.
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said this was 'a sensible judgement'.
Mr Agius's plight recently made the headlines, even prompting a petition to President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, which gathered thousands of signatures in a matter of days.
Mr Agius was 18 years old, unemployed and in the grip of drug addiction when he was caught red-handed in the middle of a drug deal in Qormi near a primary school.
Watch: TimesTalk interview with William Agius here
Police had swooped on two suspects just as Mr Agius had taken possession of a paper bag handed to him by the driver of a Toyota vehicle.
Inside the bag there were some 2043 ecstasy pills, with a street value of around €28,000, declared to be the greatest ecstasy haul at the time.
Both Mr Agius and his supplier, Geordie Felice, were arrested and charged with...
