[BREAKING] Police arrest suspect in gruesome drug murder

Murder victim found inside a suitcase floating off the Sliema promenade on Monday died of asphyxiation, and the body was found with more than 100 cocaine tablets inside it, according to reports

By: maltatoday.com

Dec 12 2024
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[BREAKING] Police arrest susp

Updated at 5:35pm

The suspect behind the brutal murder of a man whose body was found in a suite case off The Strand has been arrested, according to reports.

The police arrested the suspect after a nation-wide search over the past days, after the body was found at a property.

Earlier on Thursday, reports revealed the victim died of asphyxiation.

TVM News said sources have told its newsroom the findings were made during an autopsy carried out on Tuesday.

Sources refuted claims the victim died because drugs found inside the cadaver had burst and leaked into his system.

They also said the man, believed to be a foreigner, died less than 12 hours before the suitcase was found. He is also believed to have tattoos.

According to the Times, more than 100 cocaine tablets were found inside the body.

A man hunt for the perpetrator is still underway, with police investigations showing the corpse was dismembered using an axe.

The suit case was found floating off the Gzira promenade on Monday afternoon at around 1:30pm.

When the suitcase was recovered, the police were met by a macabre scene. Inside, was the dead body of an unidentified person. The suitcase and body were wrapped in plastic by the police's Forensic Unit and taken away for further examination.

Magistrate Ian Farrugia is conducting an inquiry.