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One of Toronto's Largest Ecstasy Busts
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Accidental Find Leads Cops To One Of The Biggest Drug Busts In Toronto History
Monday March 12, 2007
It is, by any measurement, a staggering find.
Toronto Police have confirmed they've helped make one of the biggest Ecstasy busts in the city's history.
And it happened almost totally by accident.
The story began last Friday around 6pm, when observant undercover York Regional Police officers were in the McCowan and Steeles area on an unrelated matter.
They spotted three men allegedly trying to break into a house at 60 Penmarric Place.
When they hauled the trio into custody they noticed something about the home they were apparently trying to enter.
They called their Toronto Police counterparts, who secured the address until they could get a warrant.
What they found inside stunned everyone involved - at least 140,000 Ecstasy pills worth an estimated $21.4 million on the streets.
As if that wasn't enough, detectives also discovered what's called a cutting agent, which allows the drug makers to turn out even more pills using a kind of filler.
If that had been added, the entire haul could have been worth an unbelievable $40 million.
But that wasn't the only find that disturbed them.
Two children - an eight-year-old girl and five-year-old boy - were both living inside the house. They've been turned over to the Children's Aid Society and checked out in hospital as a precaution.
Neighbours were also looked at to ensure they hadn't been contaminated with anything.
Four Toronto men are facing a variety of charges, including producing a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of trafficking.
All four made their first court appearance at Old City Hall on Monday.
Crime Specialist Dwight Drummond will have much more on this story on CityNews at Six.
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| chinamon |
i wonder how the cops do their math?
140,000 pills X $10 each on the street = $1,400,000 |
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| cl005k |
| looks like it's gonna be dry in TO for a lil bit...hahahaa |
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| Frenchie |
| quote: | Originally posted by cl005k
looks like it's gonna be dry in TO for a lil bit...hahahaa |
ha! That's what I thought too. |
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| Cosmic Fur |
| quote: | Originally posted by chinamon
i wonder how the cops do their math?
140,000 pills X $10 each on the street = $1,400,000 |
Yeah, I want to know who'd buy a $150 pill.
On the other hand, kind of nice to know our drugs are made locally. Support the Canadian economy, BUY ONLY CANADIAN E! |
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| bossi |
| Damn! Thats huge... get ready for a serious dry spell. |
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| Dr. DAS |
Apparently the cops are used to paying almost $153 each...
...either that or they're artificially inflating the reported size of thier bust as a PR angle.
Probably the latter.... |
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| Cro_Addict |
| quote: | Originally posted by chinamon
i wonder how the cops do their math?
140,000 pills X $10 each on the street = $1,400,000 |
hahah thats soo funny
as soon as i read the figures i wanted to find out what they were estimating the pills at...over $150 per pop haha dang... |
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| chinamon |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cro_Addict
hahah thats soo funny
as soon as i read the figures i wanted to find out what they were estimating the pills at...over $150 per pop haha dang... |
at that price, each pill better be the size of my palm and contain at least 2 grams of mdma. |
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| Swamper |
| ....or just improper placement of a decimal -> 140k pills = 2.14 mil sounds more reasonable. |
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| Cro_Addict |
| quote: | Originally posted by Swamper
....or just improper placement of a decimal -> 140k pills = 2.14 mil sounds more reasonable. |
$15.29 sounds like a better price
but i dunno ive never heard of people paying such a precise price |
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| chinamon |
| quote: | Originally posted by Swamper
....or just improper placement of a decimal -> 140k pills = 2.14 mil sounds more reasonable. |
that sounds more reasonable but at $15 each, they are still getting ripped off. |
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