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Posted by chinamon on Mar-12-2007 21:21:

One of Toronto's Largest Ecstasy Busts

Accidental Find Leads Cops To One Of The Biggest Drug Busts In Toronto History
Monday March 12, 2007

It is, by any measurement, a staggering find.

Toronto Police have confirmed they've helped make one of the biggest Ecstasy busts in the city's history.

And it happened almost totally by accident.

The story began last Friday around 6pm, when observant undercover York Regional Police officers were in the McCowan and Steeles area on an unrelated matter.

They spotted three men allegedly trying to break into a house at 60 Penmarric Place.

When they hauled the trio into custody they noticed something about the home they were apparently trying to enter.

They called their Toronto Police counterparts, who secured the address until they could get a warrant.

What they found inside stunned everyone involved - at least 140,000 Ecstasy pills worth an estimated $21.4 million on the streets.

As if that wasn't enough, detectives also discovered what's called a cutting agent, which allows the drug makers to turn out even more pills using a kind of filler.

If that had been added, the entire haul could have been worth an unbelievable $40 million.

But that wasn't the only find that disturbed them.

Two children - an eight-year-old girl and five-year-old boy - were both living inside the house. They've been turned over to the Children's Aid Society and checked out in hospital as a precaution.

Neighbours were also looked at to ensure they hadn't been contaminated with anything.

Four Toronto men are facing a variety of charges, including producing a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of trafficking.

All four made their first court appearance at Old City Hall on Monday.

Crime Specialist Dwight Drummond will have much more on this story on CityNews at Six.

SOURCE HERE

Posted by chinamon on Mar-12-2007 21:22:

i wonder how the cops do their math?
140,000 pills X $10 each on the street = $1,400,000

Posted by cl005k on Mar-12-2007 21:25:

looks like it's gonna be dry in TO for a lil bit...hahahaa

Posted by Frenchie on Mar-12-2007 21:32:

quote:
Originally posted by cl005k
looks like it's gonna be dry in TO for a lil bit...hahahaa

ha! That's what I thought too.

Posted by Cosmic Fur on Mar-12-2007 21:32:

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
i wonder how the cops do their math?
140,000 pills X $10 each on the street = $1,400,000

Yeah, I want to know who'd buy a $150 pill.

On the other hand, kind of nice to know our drugs are made locally. Support the Canadian economy, BUY ONLY CANADIAN E!

Posted by bossi on Mar-12-2007 21:35:

Damn! Thats huge... get ready for a serious dry spell.

Posted by Dr. DAS on Mar-12-2007 21:35:

Apparently the cops are used to paying almost $153 each...

...either that or they're artificially inflating the reported size of thier bust as a PR angle.

Probably the latter....

Posted by Cro_Addict on Mar-12-2007 21:37:

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
i wonder how the cops do their math?
140,000 pills X $10 each on the street = $1,400,000

hahah thats soo funny

as soon as i read the figures i wanted to find out what they were estimating the pills at...over $150 per pop haha dang...

Posted by chinamon on Mar-12-2007 21:38:

quote:
Originally posted by Cro_Addict
hahah thats soo funny

as soon as i read the figures i wanted to find out what they were estimating the pills at...over $150 per pop haha dang...

at that price, each pill better be the size of my palm and contain at least 2 grams of mdma.

Posted by Swamper on Mar-12-2007 21:39:

....or just improper placement of a decimal -> 140k pills = 2.14 mil sounds more reasonable.

Posted by Cro_Addict on Mar-12-2007 21:41:

Posted by chinamon on Mar-12-2007 21:42:

quote:
Originally posted by Swamper
....or just improper placement of a decimal -> 140k pills = 2.14 mil sounds more reasonable.

that sounds more reasonable but at $15 each, they are still getting ripped off.

Posted by Cro_Addict on Mar-12-2007 21:43:

quote:
Originally posted by Swamper
....or just improper placement of a decimal -> 140k pills = 2.14 mil sounds more reasonable.

$15.29 sounds like a better price

but i dunno ive never heard of people paying such a precise price

EDIT: well they said at least 140k so it could be 142666 pills and that would make it a round $15 a pop

Posted by djole071 on Mar-12-2007 21:48:

Re: One of Toronto's Largest Ecstasy Busts

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
Neighbours were also looked at to ensure they hadn't been contaminated with anything.

LOL!

Posted by _EuG_ on Mar-12-2007 21:53:

prices are gonna go up ^^^^^^

PS. If they took 140,000 methbombs off the streets then its great news ! IMO .

But if they took good quality molly pills then that fucking SUX

Posted by Cosmic Fur on Mar-12-2007 21:57:

Imports are going to go up, not prices.

Posted by jchung52 on Mar-12-2007 22:00:

someone good at economics work out the charts. if gas prices can go up some 35-40% due to a fire at a refinery, i wonder what effects it will have on E

Posted by Dr. DAS on Mar-12-2007 22:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Cro_Addict
$15.29 sounds like a better price

but i dunno ive never heard of people paying such a precise price

Wait, your dealers don't carry change? By the time you add in the taxes, plus a nominal service fee and insurance, that number seems right.

I trust all you you only go to fully licenced and bonded dealers...

Posted by Dr. DAS on Mar-12-2007 22:02:

quote:
Originally posted by jchung52
someone good at economics work out the charts. if gas prices can go up some 35-40% due to a fire at a refinery, i wonder what effects it will have on E

The government doesn't make any tax profit on inflated e prices, so I doubt there will be much difference.

Posted by chinamon on Mar-12-2007 22:04:

140,000 pills and >20 lbs of MDA
total value ~$40 million

according to citytv news

Posted by legendary_waz on Mar-12-2007 22:06:

just saw it on city news... thats quite a bit of pills.
i just loled at some of the things they were saying.

Posted by chinamon on Mar-12-2007 22:07:

quote:
Originally posted by legendary_waz
just saw it on city news... thats quite a bit of pills.
i just loled at some of the things they were saying.

like "cutting it with poison"
who doesnt love pills cut with coumadin?

Posted by Chad White on Mar-12-2007 22:07:

This is great news Drugs are very bad The world would be a better place without it

Posted by _EuG_ on Mar-12-2007 22:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Chad White
This is great news Drugs are very bad The world would be a better place without it

Take a chill pill

Posted by Vivid Boy on Mar-12-2007 22:14:

just because theyre stamped and are round pills dont make them ecstasy. a pill has to have at least a little bit of mdma for it to be ex

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