Major ecstasy lab busted in Montague Township, RCMP say
Seized ingredients had potential yield of 4.4 million pills
RCMP and OPP say they have dismantled a secret drug lab in Montague Township in eastern Ontario over the weekend, seizing over 100 kilograms of Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine (MDMA), weapons, cash,chemicals and equipment.
The ingredients have a potential yield of 1.8 million MDMA pills and 2.6 million Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) pills, according to the RCMP.
"This was a very large seizure of synthetic drugs," said RCMP Superintendent Guy Rook, North East District Commander, adding that the secret lab south of Ottawa posed a "huge risk" of fire, explosion and exposure to toxic chemicals to residents living nearby.
He added the lab was a "sophisticated" operation capable of producing industrial volumes of MDMA, a central nervous system stimulant that is also known as ecstasy.
About 80 kilograms of MDMA was already manufactured and ready to be sold on the streets while the remaining 20 kilograms was in stages of production. Police also seized a loaded 9 mm handgun, a 50 caliber handgun and a 12 gauge shot gun along with $80,000.
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