Police claim Mardi Gras drug haul

Police claim Mardi Gras drug haul

NSW Police claimed an ecstasy bust last night in Sydney’s west, netting 2000 pills, was destined for Mardi Gras.

Around 10pm Wednesday, officers from the Surry Hills Region Enforcement Squad carried out the bust near a fast food restaurant at Penrith.

The raid followed a five month investigation into Metropolitan drug operations. Officers also raided two homes in Wentworthville.

Two men aged, 22 and 19 were arrested, and appeared before Parramatta Local Court today.

Assistant Commissioner Cath Burn said this was an example of how NSW Police were stepping the flow of illegal drugs, from the manufacturing level down to the supply.

This sends a clear message to the public that police are not going to tolerate the manufacture and sale of illicit drugs, she said in a statement today.

Far too often MDMA or ecstasy is portrayed as a -˜party’ or -˜recreational’ drug -” That simply isn’t the case.

These drugs are manufactured in dangerous, disgusting environments from potential deadly ingredients and ecstasy use can have disastrous effects.

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25 responses to “Police claim Mardi Gras drug haul”

  1. thanks for your thoughtful response gary : “people who take drugs are dumb”……dumbing down the conversation again i see by simply being rude. nothing new then i see….

  2. Chris – we age going off-topic here but this is what I have said on the matter, and I quote:

    James said, February 16th, 2009 @ 1:30 pm
    “Chris – apologies, I should have written -˜personal lifestyle choices’ in parentheses as I was quoting a sentence from Ingrid White’s comment above (see the last sentence in her fourth paragraph)”

    At a later post, to answer your question to me “Please answer this question-¦ do you believe gay people CHOOSE their sexuality ?” I stated that, “I didn’t say that people choose to become homosexual, and I’m not really qualified to state whether they do or not. However in my opinion, (due to the lack of scientific evidence that homosexuality is biological; i.e the lack of a gay gene) I reckon a lot of the time it’s a learned behavior.”

    Either way, I’m wondering why the above opinion precludes me from having an opinion on ecstacy.

  3. JAMES… you have said in previous discussions on this site
    that ‘ in many cases homosexuality is learned behaviour”

    do you deny this ?

  4. Aside from unknown quantities of very non-ecstatic substances passed off as ecstasy, ecstasy can contribute to depression amongst regular users. In that respect it is indeed like alcohol. You can’t put poisonous chemicals into the body and not expect side effects. Unfortunately, some of these side effects have long-term consequences.

  5. Chris – each time you deliberately misquote me about homosexuality being a learned behaviour, your credibility drops even further amongst our fellow contributors.

    You said that ecstacy “…causes people to be happy ,hug their friends , ( and even their enemies)”

    I really don’t want to be hugged by my enemies. Do you?

  6. OLIVER….you are an ignorant fool….you should stick to subjects you know something about..eg stuffing lavender bags in your undies draw over in Kirribilli.

  7. Crystal Meth, Ecstasy, same, same. Whats the difference. Chris, I have got my facts straight. Maybe youve lived on the Golden Mile for too long.

  8. oliver….as someone else has stated I think you are getting your drugs mixed up. I think you are getting ecstacy mixed up with meth amphetamine ( ice ) speed and heroin. The people making a nuisance on oxford st ( i live off oxford st ) are not ecstacy users. They are by my observations people addicted to meth amphretamine, speed, heroin and or alcohol.
    The eccy users are inside dancing or happily socialising in a non threatening and non violent manner. There is a big difference Oliver….get your fact straight before posting so confidently on a subject you so clearly know nothing about.

  9. Chris, What the?? And Ecstasy doesnt make people an “Instant A**hole” What about when they keep using you for money and becoming aggressive when they dont get their way and what they want from you? Oh yes Chris, a drug addict makes a great Best friend. Thanks James and David for seeing some sense.

  10. JAMES…as usual your comments are out of touch and wide of the mark (what else should we expect from a person who believes homosexuality is ‘learned behaviour’)

    James
    who ever said that you have to have a group hug with your enemy….i was in my comments saying that ecstasy makes people happy …not aggressive and antagonistic as is often the case with alcohol.

  11. Some people may be under the assumption they are getting ecstasy but in fact getting PMA or heroin. The problem with ecstasy and similar drugs is that the Dept of Fair Trading can’t make the retailer refund your money when things go awry.

  12. Oliver…there is a big difference between drinking a bottle of scotch and taking an ecstasy….in many cases alcohol makes people ‘an instant arsehole’…aggressive, obnoxious and in the worst case scenario violent ….this is not the case with ecstasy..

  13. It’s funny how people bang on about wanting others to be open, honest, and tell it how it is; particularly to their face. However when it comes to ecstacy we’re all supposed to have a group hug with our enemy. I don’t want some jerk on ecstacy pretend to be my friend.

  14. Theres no difference between drinking a bottle of Scotch and taking a tab of Ecstasy. If you truly need drugs to make you feel happy and hug people then, I rest my case.

  15. The bad effects of alcohol don’t magically make ecstasy a healthy choice. Or vice versa. Too often in the debate around drugs people want to deflect attention away from the drug of their choice by pointing to some other drug. And so what if alcohol is legal? Why make other harmful substances legal simply because tobacco and alcohol are? In fact, the damage caused by alcohol and tobacco should be an incentive to restrict other addictive poisons.

  16. Oliver, if there is one thing that Police have noted the world over it’s the dampening effect Ecstasy has on rates of violent crime. As it’s not physically addictive it’s users rarely steal to pay for drugs either.

    Even Australian police have recognised this- http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24149828-1248,00.html

    Are you thinking of crystal methamphetamine perhaps?

  17. Oliver….have you ever taken ecstasy? Clearly the answer is no and as usual you are speaking out of ignorance. Why do you think we can have dance parties with up to 20,000 participants
    having a great and happy time dancing and socialising until dawn and no fights or violence…..Oliver you are a fool( you should get out more ( or pull your head in ). Ecstasy causes people to be happy ,hug their friends , ( and even their enemies) and happily dance all night.. it does not cause people to be violent and attack others…in my experience alcohol does that and so does Ice.Oliver you are an ignorant fool!

  18. Chris, that is the most ignorance Ive come across in these postings. Are you really willing to turn a blind eye and say that Drugs are OK! Its ecstasy that causes people to be violent and attack others.

  19. oliver…this society glorifies the legal drug alcohol!!!!!!Look at the culture of binge drinking in this country.It is alcohol which is the problem , not ‘happy pills’.
    It is alcohol which causes violence , eg glassings, homophobic attacks and bad behaviour not ectsasy!!!!

    As usual you are speaking out of ignorance.

    If the authorities want to ban drugs ban alcohol!!!!!

  20. yep and I bet Ol’e mother Oliver is enjoying her sherry over in Kirribilli tonight!

  21. More policing by public relations announcements. These two sound like real big kingpins in the drug world.