Updated: Ecstasy haul at Qormi confectionery

Two people from Qormi have been arrested after more than 1,000 ecstasy pills in Qormi yesterday night. They are aged 19 and 25. The police said in a statement this afternoon that they were observing the movements of a person suspected to be trafficking...

Two people from Qormi have been arrested after more than 1,000 ecstasy pills in Qormi yesterday night.

They are aged 19 and 25.

The police said in a statement this afternoon that they were observing the movements of a person suspected to be trafficking drugs in the area.

They stopped the person and found him carrying 150 ecstasy pills. Several searches were then carried out in different places and more than 850 ecstasy pills were found at a confectionery in Qormi.

The operation was led by Inspector Victor Aquilina.

An inquiry is being held by Magistrate Tonio Micallef Trigona.

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