Four men were last night detained by soldiers after they were found in possesion of drugs.

The Armed Forces of Malta said that during a vehicle check-point, soldiers from its 1st Regiment's 'C' (Special Duties) Company found cannabis joints on an 18-year-old from Zabbar.

In a seperate incident, three individuals from Valletta, Naxxar and San Gwann, and aged 34, 27 and 44 respectively, were found in possession of ecstacy pills, cannabis joints and cocaine.

All four men were handed over to the police for further investigations.

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