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This would have to be a Good Thing
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-13/record-2418m-haul-of-ecstasy-like-chemical-in-sydney/5258076
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Record $18m haul of ecstasy-like chemical found hidden at Sans Souci in Sydney's south
Posted 15 minutes ago
Police in Sydney say they have seized a record quantity of a chemical used to make a drug similar to ecstasy.
Investigators say the 120 litres of PMMA oil seized could have made 480,000 pills, with an estimated street value of $18 million.
PMMA is a closely related chemical to MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, and is often sold to unsuspecting users as ecstasy.
Police say it is the largest ever seizure of the chemical in Australia.
The substance was discovered on Tuesday when officers raided what they have described as a hidden drug laboratory at Sans Souci in Sydney's south.
Detectives from Strike Force Merry first raided the house last Thursday, when they allegedly found drug paraphernalia and 1.5 kilograms of methylamphetamine.
The house had been identified as part of an investigation into the supply of drugs in the Coffs Harbour area and several properties in the state's north were also raided last week.
Officers then returned to the Sans Souci home this week, when they discovered a recently constructed wall in the garage that was allegedly concealing two drug manufacturing set-ups.
As well as the PMMA oil, police say they also found other chemicals and equipment used for making drugs in the hidden section of the garage.
A 60-year-old man who lives at the home was charged after the initial raid and charged with large-scale drug supply and manufacturing offences.
More charges are expected to be laid over the chemicals and other items discovered this week.
Detective Superintendent Nick Bingham says PMMA is a dangerous chemical.
"Some drug manufacturers cook and then press PMMA into a tablet form, before selling it to unsuspecting drug users as ecstasy," he said.
"While PMMA does elicit similar effects to ecstasy, it takes a longer time to do so.
"As a result, there is a very real risk of users overdosing on the drug. We've seen cases where people take one tablet and, because they don't get a hit as quickly as they normally would, they assume it is weak ecstasy and ingest a second tablet.
"Eventually, they start to feel the effects of a double dose of PMMA and find themselves in all sorts of trouble."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-13/record-2418m-haul-of-ecstasy-like-chemical-in-sydney/5258076
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Record $18m haul of ecstasy-like chemical found hidden at Sans Souci in Sydney's south
Posted 15 minutes ago
Police in Sydney say they have seized a record quantity of a chemical used to make a drug similar to ecstasy.
Investigators say the 120 litres of PMMA oil seized could have made 480,000 pills, with an estimated street value of $18 million.
PMMA is a closely related chemical to MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, and is often sold to unsuspecting users as ecstasy.
Police say it is the largest ever seizure of the chemical in Australia.
The substance was discovered on Tuesday when officers raided what they have described as a hidden drug laboratory at Sans Souci in Sydney's south.
Detectives from Strike Force Merry first raided the house last Thursday, when they allegedly found drug paraphernalia and 1.5 kilograms of methylamphetamine.
The house had been identified as part of an investigation into the supply of drugs in the Coffs Harbour area and several properties in the state's north were also raided last week.
Officers then returned to the Sans Souci home this week, when they discovered a recently constructed wall in the garage that was allegedly concealing two drug manufacturing set-ups.
As well as the PMMA oil, police say they also found other chemicals and equipment used for making drugs in the hidden section of the garage.
A 60-year-old man who lives at the home was charged after the initial raid and charged with large-scale drug supply and manufacturing offences.
More charges are expected to be laid over the chemicals and other items discovered this week.
Detective Superintendent Nick Bingham says PMMA is a dangerous chemical.
"Some drug manufacturers cook and then press PMMA into a tablet form, before selling it to unsuspecting drug users as ecstasy," he said.
"While PMMA does elicit similar effects to ecstasy, it takes a longer time to do so.
"As a result, there is a very real risk of users overdosing on the drug. We've seen cases where people take one tablet and, because they don't get a hit as quickly as they normally would, they assume it is weak ecstasy and ingest a second tablet.
"Eventually, they start to feel the effects of a double dose of PMMA and find themselves in all sorts of trouble."
