Ten young men were arrested throughout the night because they were in possession of cocaine and ecstasy, the police said. The men are between 16 and 22 years of age and hail from Qormi, Bormla, Isla, Zabbar, Zurrieq, Valletta, Gzira, and Mellieha.

The drugs were discovered during searches that the police conducted in entertainment establishments across the island. The men were arrested from three establishments in Paceville.

Three of those arrested possessed ecstasy intended to be trafficked, the police said.

Investigations are under way.

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