Robert Agius And George Degiorgio Among Inmates Found With Mobile Phones In Prison

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Police are investigating after mobile phones were discovered in the cells of several inmates.Convicted criminals Robert ‘Tal-Maksar’ Agius and George ‘Iċ-Ċiniż’ Degiorgio are reportedly among a number of prison inmates found in possession of mobile phones.According to MaltaToday, sources close to the investigation identified Agius, Degiorgio and an Italian inmate as the prisoners involved.On Saturday morning, Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield confirmed that he had been informed of an ongoing police investigation after mobile phones were discovered inside inmates’ cells.Agius is currently serving a life sentence for supplying the bomb used in the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in October 2017.Meanwhile, Degiorgio is serving a 40-year prison sentence for his involvement in Caruana Galizia’s murder, as well as a life sentence for his role in the murder of lawyer Carmel Chircop.The discovery has prompted a police investigation into the possession of the prohibited devices inside the correctional facility.It remains unclear how the mobile phones made their way into the prison or whether further inmates are being investigated.•