A 23-year-old man from Gudja is under arrest after ecstasy pills were found in his possession in Sliema last night,

The drugs were found when the police searched people about to join a boat party at Sliema seafront.

Upon noticing the police, the man threw away a container with the pills, but he was noted by the police, who recovered the container and arrested the man.

Investigations showed that the drugs were to be sold during the party, the police said.

Meanwhile, the police and Customs officers searched a number of launches along Sliema Seafront and found a quantity of alcoholic beverages on which no excise duty had been paid. The drinks were seized and investigations are continuing.

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