These people have VERY EXPENSIVE pressers prob even more expenisve then the people who make legal pills like nurofen etc..
Hope this isn't too off topic mods, but just to clear up a few things: It's not so much the press that's required to make such pills. The more expensive press can usually turn out higher numbers / hour, is more automated, and is quieter. In regards to the outpressed logo; it's all in the rod and die used. A fancy one would require careful tooling - often the type of work a Jeweler might do. These rods/dies are typically stainless steel, and of course are also sold legitimately by manufacturers who often state they can supply the logo of choice.
this shit is as bad as PMA ....
Not by a long shot. Dose response, mode of action etc are completely different. While I don't doubt that many Aussie E users despise BZP, many of the Kiwis I've talked to love the stuff, with some buying up big when the ban was first announced. Mind you, Kiwis on the whole haven't been used to regular high quality MDMA being available. Two people I spoke to earlier this year who've taken BZP since it was first introduced in party pills, claim they wouldn't consider buying E unless it could be guarranteed it was pure.
It's great that these pills are being identified, but let's not forget; one man's meat is another man's poison.
pill makers who brought the goods in europe are now mixing mdxx with bzp as they can make more $$$ but the combo can really fuck you up ...
That's very likely as BZP is so inexpensive. I have a colleague in Europe atm. He reports there is a serious shortage of MDMA throughout much of the continent, due, he said, to the shortage of the precursor. If true, it makes perfect (economic) sense that producers would switch to something like BZP, which is no-doubt far easier to obtain atm.
This is why reagent testers must be made to detect bzp or similar ..
Anyone try Froehde's reagent? The molybdate salt is not a sus chemical, and the sulphuric acid shouldn't be either, although these days, I couldn't say for sure. Any chemist or student should be able to knock this one up. It's shelf life at 4 deg C is well over 3 years.
I have some other ideas on how a suitable reagent test might be developed, but unfortunately the piperazines are now illegal in Aus, so for me, such work wouldn't be possible without the backing of a relevant authority - and no-one's knocking
