Six G.T.A. residents have been charged after a huge bust by the R.C.M.P. on Thursday.
The Mounties’ Drug Squad accuses four Richmond Hill residents, a Markham suspect and a man who lives in Scarborough of importing 4,500 kilograms of something called MDP2P.
The full name of the substance is mouthful - methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone – but what it’s used for is something you’ve definitely heard of.
MDP2P is the main ingredient in Ecstasy.
Cops claim the amount they found is enough to produce an astounding 30 million pills worth of the illegal party drug. The bust was the result of a five-month investigation that stretched from B.C. to the G.T.A., and beyond.
Investigators claim the powder originated in China.
"Ecstasy production in the G.T.A. has been on the rise and recent investigations have shown that this increase is tied to both domestic and international markets," Supt. Ron Allen relates in a statement.
He notes there’s no way for users to know exactly what’s in the substance they’re taking and the results can often be deadly.
Much of the profits from the illegal trade heads straight to organized crime.
And there could be more people hauled into this drug dragnet – the R.C.M.P. investigation is still underway and there are arrest warrants out for at least three more people.
Dark Dirty Tech Tribal. | Hands in air (trance) and feet on the floor (house).
Jan-12-2006 19:22
VERTiG0
cunning linguist.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Precursor to MDMA, MDA, and related chemicals
Ahhhh yes.
Jan-12-2006 19:23
TranceGrooves
TiTan Of TrAncE
Registered: May 2005
Location: EVERYWHERE
after reading this ... how many of you contacted your dealer to make sure " things were alright "
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Jan-12-2006 19:29
Jayx1
Prime Minister of TOTA
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada
i love how citypulse articles are written as if the audience is 6 years old.
this part insults my intelligence
quote:
The full name of the substance is mouthful - methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone – but what it’s used for is something you’ve definitely heard of.
that both insults intelligence and acts as an emotion provoker all in one. It's a very manipulative line to use in a media report.
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Everything in this country is illegal.
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Jan-12-2006 19:30
rabbitjoker
aural sadist
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
quote:
Originally posted by Jayx1
i love how citypulse articles are written as if the audience is 6 years old.
CityPulse certainly isn't the news source of academics - so why should it be written for academics?
Dark Dirty Tech Tribal. | Hands in air (trance) and feet on the floor (house).
Jan-12-2006 19:32
Wurm
In the moment.
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Magic, if only for a while...
30 million pills prevented from being pressed,
and yet,
everyone will be 'sorted' this weekend.
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Jan-12-2006 19:59
simms327
Ministry of Small
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: part of the generation of low attention spans
^^30 million torontonians...
Jan-12-2006 20:07
Time2Burn
TOTA Beacon
Registered: Mar 2001
Location:
Re: Another Bust
quote:
Originally posted by muzzybear
Cops claim the amount they found is enough to produce an astounding 30 million pills worth of the illegal party drug.
I love how the police always estimate an astronomical number proving their lack of real knowledge. Of course I can't speak specifically here but I'd imagine the actual amount of pills is a small percentage of that 30 million.
Jan-12-2006 20:08
simms327
Ministry of Small
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: part of the generation of low attention spans
quote:
The expertise needed in MDMA production varies according to the route of synthesis. Over twenty recipes have been described in the literature. Only seven are common. Clandestine production is easiest starting with MDP2P. MDP2P (3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone) is a commercial product used by the flavouring and fragrance industry. Groups with access to MDP2P can make MDMA via a simple conversion process.
