Gardaí seize 1,000 Ecstasy tablets

Gardaí tonight seized 1,000 Ecstasy tablets in the glove compartment of a car stopped in Co Kildare.

A garda spokesman said a “planned operation” netted the €10,000 drugs haul on Station Road, Newbridge.

Three men in their 20s were arrested by Newbridge Drugs Unit and are being held at Newbridge Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.

Officers can detain the suspects for up to seven days without charge.