Dutch police discover “visibly startled” garden gnome made entirely of MDMA: “Drugs appear in many shapes and sizes”

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BBC).The sculpture weighed around 2kg (4lb), and Mixmag reported that it was the equivalent of around 8,000 ecstasy pills, weighing an average of 250mg each.In the BBC report, police said that the gnome appeared to be grey and had a similar texture to that of a stone.

It hasn’t been confirmed which part of southern Netherlands the raid was done in. Dongemond Police work in locations including Oosterhout, Geertruidenberg, Drimmelen and Altena.Dutch police find gnome made of MDMA during drug bust https://t.co/bbNdPGSZGv— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 22, 2024This isn’t the first time that a major ecstasy bust has made headlines.

Back in September, police in Ibiza reported what they called “the largest ecstasy drug bust in Spanish history”.In the raid, over a million ecstasy pills were seized, and it was said to be related to Spanish, Italian and Dutch suspects who operate in “different parts of Europe”, smuggling drugs using cars with fake undercarriages” (as per Mixmag).It also comes as it was reported in October that clubbers in the UK had been issued a warning after high-strength pills led to “multiple” hospitalisations across London.According to harm reduction charity The Loop, various types of pills had been found in the capital that included strengths of MDMA between 90mg and 290mg.

It added that a quarter of all ecstasy tablets it tested came up with over 200mg – double the adult dose.Before then, the same charity issued a warning about “super strength” ecstasy pills at Glastonbury 2024, and they also found evidence of the “super strength” pills from samples at Manchester’s Parklife.It has been a growing issue across the UK.