Posted AT 4:52 AM EST on 27/06/08
Huge B.C. drug bust shows prevalence of ecstasy
RICHMOND — A Richmond drug bust is the largest in British Columbia's history and is an indicator of a growing problem: B.C.'s synthetic-drug industry is burgeoning, and it's turning Canada into a major international source of ecstasy, RCMP say.
The raid last Friday turned up more than 100 kilograms of crystallized ecstasy and more than one million ecstasy pills, and five people were arrested and charged.
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