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Drug bust nets up to $60M worth of ecstasy (largest in Canada)
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| dEsidEL |
Scarborough? Markham?
looks like my 'brothers' were upto no good again .. :toothless
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Sep. 8, 2004. 04:40 PM
Drug bust nets up to $60M worth of ecstasy
CURTIS RUSH
STAFF REPORTER THESTAR.COM
Toronto police chief Julian Fantino today announced what police believe is the largest single seizure ever of domestically produced ecstasy in Canada, with a street value estimated at between $50 million and $60 million.
The drugs were found as the result of a street stop made in the area of Sheppard Ave. E. and Shorting Rd. in Scarborough at about 2 a.m. on Sept. 3.
Constable John Linney, a uniformed officer with 42 Division, was on patrol in the area when he noticed a van being driven with an expired licence plate validation tag. He stopped the van, and the driver and passenger were arrested after a quantity of ecstasy powder was found inside it.
In further investigation of the case, the Toronto Police Service Drug Squad, with the assistance of the York Regional Police Drug Unit, executed search warrants at a residence on Park Common Boulevard, in Markham, and a storage facility on Finch Avenue East, in Toronto.
These searches resulted in the seizure of 161 kilos of ecstasy powder, 42 kilos of liquid ecstasy, 177 grams of heroin (street value $53,000.00), 380 kilos of sassafras oil (a chemical precursor of ecstasy), 45 gallons of other chemical precursors of MDMA, and $6,000 in currency.
In all of 2003, Toronto police seized a total of 16 kilograms of ecstasy.
"To put this seizure into context, this is the single largest seizure of domestically produced ecstasy in Canadian history, so it's certainly a great day for policing," said Inspector Dan Hayes, who heads the drug squad. "There's a street value of anywhere from $50 million to $60 million depending on how much this product is cut and whether it is sold at the single-dose stage or in bulk discount."
Police believe the drugs were produced in the GTA.
"This multi-million-dollar organization was flying under the radar and - had it not been for the actions of Constable John Linney - might have gone undetected for who knows how long," Hayes said.
The inspector said the accused are a couple of "cogs in the wheel" but "it's a very big wheel with a number of other people involved."
Police believe the drugs were meant for destinations across Canada and the U.S.
"There are probably dozens of human lives that have been saved with this seizure," Hayes said.
Kai Wing Tang, 26, and Wai Chung Ng, 25, of Markham, are facing a variety of charges relating to possession for the purpose of trafficking.
The investigation continues.
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source:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Co...ol=968793972154
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| bucky |
| quote: | | was on patrol in the area when he noticed a van being driven with an expired licence plate validation tag. |
holy ! ing idiots the way they got caught... if you're going to do anything illegal, make sure your car is at least legal! |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by bucky
holy ! ing idiots the way they got caught... if you're going to do anything illegal, make sure your car is at least legal! |
i think the guys who got caught are a bit more afraid of what their boss will do rather than the law will right now!
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| Carney |
Holy thats crazy......
wonder if it will affect the toronto flow |
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| Crazy Serb |
| quote: | Originally posted by bucky
holy ! ing idiots the way they got caught... if you're going to do anything illegal, make sure your car is at least legal! |
You actually think that slipped their mind, with all the drugs they were carrying? :D |
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| LoCa |
| quote: | Originally posted by Carney
Holy thats crazy......
wonder if it will affect the toronto flow |
Be prepared for a dry spell :p :(
What a bunch of idiots... |
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| newr |
| ... Im less than impressed... all that E is gonna go into a cop lockup for 2 years then get incinerated... ty deal |
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| tatgirl |
I wonder what made them search the van to begin with? They musta had a LOT of E powder in the van to get that search warrant issued for their home and storage facility.
None-the-less, a sad day in our history... ;) |
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| eL_diab7o |
| quote: | | "There are probably dozens of human lives that have been saved with this seizure," Hayes said. |
yeah right...more like - dozens of human lives have been ruined with this seisure...
:eyespop: :whip: |
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| Sly_Guy |
ty...Anyone wanna go halves on opening up a chem lab?
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| rabbitjoker |
| Why the f' can't these doods buy stickers for their plates like the rest of us? |
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| E2EK1EL |
| it's always scarb/markham/chinatown .... |
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