Cops probing tossed bottles find 220 pills

Police following up reports of beer bottles being thrown from a Surfers Paradise balcony have unexpectedly found 220 MDMA tablets.

Officers were called to the unit on Saturday night after reports bottles were being tossed and searched three apartments in the complex.

Police say four people have now been charged with drug-related offences after they found the MDMA pills, 20 grams of crushed tablets and drug paraphernalia throughout the rooms.