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Big E Bust in TO
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| tatgirl |
Well, that's 5 FOB old Asians that won't be at the Guv on Saturday...
"Drug haul designed to appeal to kids"
Scarborough factory capable of producing 1,000 tablets a day
CURTIS RUSH
STAFF REPORTER THESTAR.COM
Members of Toronto's drug squad have made a $6 million seizure of cartoon-themed ecstasy tablets spiked with highly addictive methamphetamine they believe are designed to appeal to young teens.
The designer drugs were mixed with caffeine extract from China, methamphetamine and food colouring — and stamped with Batman and 7-Up logos. The imprints could be changed to a variety of styles, Insp. Bill Ellison told reporters this morning.
"It's downplaying the dangers," Ellison said. "(The drug producers) did their homework. Why buy a white pill when you can buy something more colourful? It's easier to sell."
After a five-month investigation, five people have been arrested. Three of those are Asians who are being held on immigration warrants. Two are married. One arrestee has already been deported once, Ellison told reporters. Two are Canadians.
"I'm not going to lie to you and say we've cracked the ecstasy group of Toronto, but this was a substantial arrest," Ellison said.
The inspector said the well-organized group was operating as "a single cell" and can't yet be linked to a wider criminal element. Investigations into other cells are being conducted, he said.
Bags upon bags of pastel-coloured pills and powder, from pink to orange to blue, were displayed at police headquarters. Ellison compared the multi-coloured pills to Flintstone vitamins.
"The ecstasy powder is basically white. It's kind of bland and hard to sell," Ellison said. "So what they've done is mixed it with caffeine powder, which they have coloured with food colouring. It gives a little more spice."
Combining the colours with the addictive methamphetamine, he said, is done "to get them coming back for more."
The dangers aren't immediately apparent to the drug user, Ellison said.
"They have no idea what they're purchasing. They think they're buying straight MDMA or ecstasy. And in actual fact, they're ingesting a variety of unknown substances."
Ecstasy produces a state of euphoria and is used by teenagers, often at raves or nightclubs. The drugs, which can cost from $20 to $25 per pill, produce effects that last for four or five hours, Ellison said.
The drug is thought to be less harmful because the chemical isn't known to be addictive. However, Ellison said, these drugs seized contained highly addictive methamphetamine.
Caffeine extract was imported from China, possibly because of the price or perhaps to hide their tracks, Ellison said.
The operation began with an undercover officer making street-level purchases. A man who was arrested March 3 was found to be in the possession of more than 11,000 ecstasy pills with a street value of between $200,000 and $250,000.
That person led police to a drug lab operating in a Scarborough house on Brimley Rd., an area with heavy concentrations of grow-ops, the inspector said.
The house was rented. Police haven't yet determined how long the individuals were operating there or who the owners are.
Behind the drawn curtains, police found a house without furniture. Police say the suspects came and went all day and night.
In the basement, they found lab-making equipment capable of producing 1,000 pills an hour.
Six search warrants were executed last Thursday and Friday morning.
The seizure included two kilograms of raw methamphetamine, two kilos of MDMA power, 26 kilograms of caffeine extract, two pill presses, an electric grinder, scales, baggies, dyes and pill stamps.
In addition, 237 grams of crystal methamphetamine ('ice'), 100 grams of ketamine and 16 grams of marijuana were also seized.
Police also found $16,000 in Canadian currency and $6,000 in U.S. currency.
Arrested and charged with 50 various drug offences were: Quoc Hung Luu, 39, of Toronto; Xing Zhang, 35, of Toronto, who had been previously deported to China; married couple Fook Yap, 39, of Toronto, and Shih Chuang, 32, of Toronto; and Zhong Zheng, 25, of Toronto.
All five are being held in custody.
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| Transmotion |
| side effects after dropping are different from people to people and i can say - MDMA is highly addictive. |
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| dallastar |
| quote: | Originally posted by tatgirl
Well, that's 5 FOB old Asians that won't be at the Guv on Saturday...
The seizure included two kilograms of raw methamphetamine, two kilos of MDMA power, 26 kilograms of caffeine extract, two pill presses, an electric grinder, scales, baggies, dyes and pill stamps.
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In addition, 237 grams of crystal methamphetamine
100 grams of ketamine and 16 grams of marijuana were also seized.
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| tatgirl |
What's funny is that they're trying to imply that these dealers are trying to make it 'appealing' for kids based on coloured powders and stamp designs. Anyone who does E is wary of plain white pills in general, cuz so many idiots out there try to sell you aspirin and who knows what else under the pretense that its E. White pill w/numbers or writing on it would then mean/ immitate something that may be prescription.
It's only logical to color code and stamp and has nothing to do with children. |
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| dallastar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Transmotion
side effects after dropping are different from people to people and i can say - MDMA is highly addictive. |
I could say that all of the drugs listed above can be 'high'ly addictive!
damn Drugs:(:(:(
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| JB1 |
| Prices will be going up soon, get your hands on them & stock up guys! :haha: :haha: :haha: |
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| Pettiscool |
| tis a shame, sound like good ones |
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| Kytracid |
$20 - $25 !!! :o
Curtis Rush (TheStar reporter) needs to get a better hookup... those be crazy prices ! :tongue2
I wonder how much that 2 kg's of MDMA costs...if i was a narco, that's about the only thing i'd pinch from that raid...
unless of course you're a coffee fiend...26 kg's of caffeine extract ! :o No wonder the pills being pushed these days are such bunk !
and 16 grams of weed ! They seize 16 lousy grams of weed...damn, you know that was probably some pothead FOBS private stash. I mean, who sells 16 grams of weed when you got 2 Kg of MDMA and hundreads of pills ready to go...
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| dallastar |
| quote: | Originally posted by JB1
Prices will be going up soon, get your hands on them & stock up guys! :haha: :haha: :haha: |
double ha ha ha
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| trancechaos |
| quote: | Originally posted by JB1
Prices will be going up soon, get your hands on them & stock up guys! :haha: :haha: :haha: |
:stongue: :stongue: :stongue:
thats funnu man.
anyway as to the addictive nature of mdma, its not addictive, its the other crap that they put in the pills such as speed and heroin. the addictive nature of mdma is still unknown. |
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by tatgirl
What's funny is that they're trying to imply that these dealers are trying to make it 'appealing' for kids based on coloured powders and stamp designs. Anyone who does E is wary of plain white pills in general, cuz so many idiots out there try to sell you aspirin and who knows what else under the pretense that its E. White pill w/numbers or writing on it would then mean/ immitate something that may be prescription.
It's only logical to color code and stamp and has nothing to do with children. |
and they make it seem like you're in a frickin convenience store with a bunch of pills on display for you :rolleyes: |
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