Three Gozitans Banned From France For Five Years Over Laughing Gas

Three Maltese nationals get off with a suspended sentence and a fine for importing laughing gas in France

Three Maltese nationals charged in connection with a large-scale nitrous oxide distribution operation in the French Alps have been handed eight-month prison sentences suspended for two years and fined €1,000 each by a court in Albertville. The court also imposed a five-year ban on entering France. Prosecutors had sought an effective one-year prison term for each of the accused. The Maltese Herald was the first local news outlet to report on this…

Three Gozitans Banned From France For Five Years Over Laughing Gas

Three Gozitan men have been banned from entering France for five years after being caught with a large quantity of nitrous oxide canisters in the French Alps, a French court has ruled. The men were also each handed eight‑month jail sentences, suspended for two years, and fined €1,000 after being found guilty of possessing and transporting the canisters according to Times of Malta. The men have since been released and deported from France with th…