Drug 'sweep' nets 8: 'Operation Street Sweeper' cracks into Hornell drug sales Oct 1, 2005
The drugs included hydrocodone, OxyContin, ecstasy and MDMA.. "The uniqueness is the drugs in this sweep were pills, capsules, prescription in nature, but were diverted and used in drug sales," Hornell Police Capt. Ted Murray said. (Hornell Evening Tribune, NY)
EDITORIAL/ SDF drug scandal Oct 1, 2005
Up to this point, seven submarine crew members of the Maritime Self-Defense Force have been arrested for possession of marijuana or Ecstasy, often known as MDMA. A sergeant in the Air Self-Defense Force has also been arrested for using illicit stimulants. The use of drugs by SDF members is a very serious matter. (Asahi.com, Japan)
Submariners held after police bust drug ring Sep 26, 2005
They also suspect that some MSDF members obtained marijuana and MDMA, or Ecstasy, from outside dealers and passed it among themselves, either for cash or free of charge. The sources said the submariners are thought to have used the substances in between missions at sea. (Asahi.com, Japan)
MSDF member accused of selling marijuana on the Internet Sep 26, 2005
He is one of six MSDF members of submarine crews arrested on suspicion of possessing and trafficking illegal drugs, such as marijuana and MDMA, or Ecstasy, the sources said. Some of the other suspects told police that Sakaguchi had been peddling pot over the Internet, the sources said. (Asahi.com, Japan)
Pitt County Superior Court Sep 18, 2005
James Leon Bowden, 22, 3193 Ivy Road, possession with intent to sell and deliver heroin, possession with intent to sell and deliver MDMA, pleaded guilty, 10 to 12 months Department of Correction, suspended, 36 months probation, be assessed, complete GED, pay cost and lawyer. Top Jobs. (The Daily Reflector)
PanAfrica:Bush Cites 20 Nations As Major Drug-Transit/Producer Countries Sep 18, 2005
There are indications, however, that Canadian-based criminal groups are increasingly involved in the production of MDMA (Ecstasy) destined for the United States ... The Government of The Netherlands has achieved considerable success in countering the production and flow of MDMA (Ecstasy) to the United States, and The Netherlands is commended for its enhanced efforts. (allAfrica.com)
Memorandum for the Secretary of State Sep 16, 2005
There are indications, however, that Canadian based criminal groups are increasingly involved in the production of MDMA (Ecstasy) destined for the United States ... The Government of The Netherlands has achieved considerable success in countering the production and flow of MDMA (Ecstasy) to the United States, and The Netherlands is commended for its enhanced efforts. (White House News Releases)
Ecstasy increases risk of infection Sep 9, 2005
Thomas Connor, of Trinity College Dublin, told the British Association science festival that laboratory studies had shown the drug, also known as MDMA, could suppress the immune system and, therefore, be a factor in increasing the risk of infection ... "There have been two cases in which individuals developed meningitis soon after taking the drug, and three years ago a British survey of ecstasy users found a significant correlation between ecstasy use and self-reported incidence of... (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
Ecstasy users 'more prone to disease' Sep 8, 2005
The environment in which ecstasy, also known as MDMA, is taken further increases the risk of contracting infectious diseases, he says ... In the face of evidence that MDMA can lead to depression, anxiety and psychosis, Dr Connor says there are growing signs the physical damage done by the drug reduced the effectiveness of anti-depressants such as Prozac. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Health)
'Ketamine is new dancefloor drug of choice' Sep 7, 2005
"The drug is being sold for as low as 15 a gram in London and Nottingham. The average UK wide cost per gram is 30. The drugs growing popularity has raised the price of ecstasy in some areas.In Birmingham competition from Ketamine has triggered a doubling in the price of the average ecstasy pill from between 1 and 2 to between 3 and 6.Neil Venables, from Holistic Innovative Approaches to Health (HIAH), a young peoples drug treatment service in Birmingham, says Ketamine has replaced... (Life Style Extra)
Horse drug is latest dance craze Sep 6, 2005
One reason for the drug s growing popularity may be because Ecstasy contains less of the active ingredient, MDMA, than it did years ago. Neil Venables, a drug worker in Birmingham, said: People aged 18 to 25 are taking ketamine for a more trippy night out. (Times Online)
Special K taking over from ecstasy among clubbers Sep 6, 2005
Neil Venables, a Birmingham drug treatment worker said that for some young people ketamine had replaced ecstasy: "Ecstasy pills contain less MDMA the active ingredient than they used and so it is more of 'just a stimulant' than something that alters your state of mind. People aged 18 to 25 are taking ketamine for a more trippy night out. You can spot them on the dance floor because they are not dancing, they're sitting down in a bit of vegetative state.". This anecdotal evidence from frontline... (Guardian Unlimited)
Man charged over drugs lab Sep 4, 2005
It is alleged the lab was used to produce MDMA and methyl-amphetamines. Ten houses were evacuated and the area cordoned off while the lab was dismantled by Queensland Fire and Rescue Service officers and a government chemist. (Brisbane Courier Mail)
Brisbane homes evacuated as drug lab dismantled Sep 3, 2005
"They discovered the laboratory around about 6:30 last night and during the search they uncovered equipment and drugs believed to be used to produce MDMA and methyl amphetamine.". "It was around 12:30am when the area was decontaminated and declared safe and residents were allowed to return to their homes.". (ABC News Online, Australia -- Australia/Local)
LSD Finds New Respectability Sep 2, 2005
Research groups in the United States are currently examining the usefulness of MDMA, or "ecstasy," in treating pain in medical conditions such as Parkinson's disease and cancer. This makes Dyck optimistic that LSD may become a valid area of research again. (Science Daily)
For the record Sep 1, 2005
Delores Heath, 33, of the 2100 block of Vandivere Road, trafficking cocaine, possession of a controlled substance (methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA, Ecstasy) and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. David Turner, 39, of the 2100 block of Vandivere Road, trafficking cocaine, possession of a controlled substance (methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA, Ecstasy) and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Against the drug war (A.G. Gancarsk) Aug 16, 2005
For example, the authors' understanding of street drug use reads curiously dated, overemphasizing the late 1990s club staple MDMA (ecstasy) at the expense of drugs that boomed more recently, like the rurally popular methamphetamine. But it may be too much to expect an up-to-the-moment understanding of the vagaries of the street drug scene from a self-described "analytic assessment of U.S. drug policy." For the most part, Mr. Boyum and Mr. Reuter succeed admirably here, taking a minority position... (Washington Times)
Local police aid in area drug bust Aug 12, 2005
The result was the seizure of more than 22,000 MDMA tablets, also known as Ecstasy, two kilograms of cocaine, more than $30,000 in cash and four firearms. U.S. Attorney Tom Colantuono and June W. Stansbury, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration field office in Boston, announced the arrests of the alleged drug dealers, under the auspices of the New England Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force, on Wednesday. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Narcotics seizures up in Japan Aug 5, 2005
Thursday, August 4, 2005 at 17:51 JSTTOKYO Law-enforcement authorities in Japan seized about 358,000 tablets of narcotic drugs such as the designer stimulant drug MDMA in the first half of this year, a 10-fold rise from a year earlier, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The sharp rise is due mainly to the seizure in February of around 286,000 tablets of MDMA, commonly called ecstasy, from a warehouse in Saitama Prefecture where the drugs were allegedly hidden by a gangster leader and... (Japan Today, Japan)
Amphetamines may slow Parkinson's: study Aug 4, 2005
MDMA, also known as ecstasy, proved the most effective of the amphetamines used at counteracting Parkinson's symptoms in the mice, Raul Gainetdinov says, who also worked on the study. He said he is not sure exactly why. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Health)
Ecstasy eases Parkinson's in mice Aug 2, 2005
What worked best, they found, was methylenedioxymehtamphetamine (MDMA), an amphetamine better known as ecstasy. But MDMA did not raise dopamine levels, hinting that it restores movement through an unknown mechanism outside of the dopamine system ... The team also found that a combination of MDMA and the current Parkinson's drug L-DOPA, a chemical building block of dopamine was more effective than either drug alone. (Nature.com (subscription))
'Ecstasy' Drug May Yield New Parkinson's Drugs Aug 2, 2005
That surprised the researchers, who saw the biggest results with MDMA (ecstasy). Amphetamines didn't work like levodopa and the other dopamine drugs. (FOX News)
Murder suspect wa son ecstasy Jul 20, 2005
There is no way they have a blood sample with mdma in it though ... MDMA is expensive compared to the crap the cut it with. (Japan Today, Japan)
Dealers lacing ecstasy with other drugs Jul 19, 2005
Of 89 batches of ecstasy tablets tested by the Victoria Police, only 18 had MDMA -- the uncut form of ecstasy -- as the main drug, the Melbourne Herald Sun reported Monday. Police say the tests highlight a dramatic shift in the ecstasy market, fooling users into using other drugs. (UPI-World News)
License scam lands man in jail Jul 14, 2005
General Wesley Davis, 31, Hollywood Avenue, was charged on July 7 with retail theft, intent to sell cocaine, and possession of MDMA and less than 20 grams of marijuana after he and an accomplice, Robert G. Tyson, 33, Orlando, raised suspicion at the TJ Maxx store. According to reports, store security officers thwarted Davis and Tyson's plan to steal more than $300 in merchandise. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
