Police seized 76 ecstasy tablets and 46g of cannabis resin when they stopped two buses in the Fivemiletown and Tempo areas on Saturday.

    Head of operations, Inspector John Maxwell, said the young people had gathered at Gaol Square in Enniskillen to travel by bus to Shane’s Castle in Co Antrim, where the dance event was held.

    Acting on a tip-off, police stopped two buses en route and searched the vehicles and passengers.

    Ecstasy tablets and cannabis were discovered on the floor where they had been dumped. No arrests were made and investigations are continuing. Inspector Maxwell said Ecstasy was less of a problem in Fermanagh than in other areas but police had the suppliers in their sights and were making a push to interrupt supplies at an early stage.

    “We are keen to get on top of it. The main thrust is to get the suppliers rather than concentrating all our resources on people who are taking them for their own use,” he said.

    “It is an ongoing priority of ours in relation to drugs that we concentrate on the suppliers and make sure they don’t get the leeway to ply their evil trade.” In all, 41 young people who appeared to be in their late teens and early 20s were taken off the buses and searched before continuing on their way, he said.

    Drug suppliers were only interested in profit - not the welfare of those used who used their products, he said.

    The dealers cut the drug with all sorts of substances to make it go further. One batch of Ecstasy seized recently had been cut with rat poison, Inspector Maxwell said.

    “I would say to people that they should be sure of what their young people are getting up to, because the suppliers are trying to make as big a profit as they can,” he said.