Man jailed for having ecstasy

A Belfast man caught with ecstasy tablets with a street value of £500,000 was jailed by Belfast Crown Court for 4 1/2 years yesterday…

A Belfast man caught with ecstasy tablets with a street value of £500,000 was jailed by Belfast Crown Court for 4 1/2 years yesterday. The drugs were found in the petrol tank of a car imported last year.

Francis Macken (44) of no fixed address, in whose car the tablets were discovered, pleaded guilty to having the drugs on May 22nd, 1996.