Maltese Army Staff Sergeant Had Romantic Relationship With Drug Kingpin When He Was Murdered Share: An army staff sergeant who had contacts within Malta’s secret service was in an intimate romantic relationship with a notorious drug kingpin at the time of his murder in 2015. Lovin Malta is informed that Sergeant Carmen Pace is the unnamed “female companion” who was present when Raymond Caruana was murdered outside his San Blas residence in Haz-Żebbuġ on 20th March 2015. A total of 30 rounds had been fired. A burnt car with an assault rifle was found in Rabat days later. At the time of his death, he was believed to be one of Malta’s high-profile criminals.