Pubdate: Sun, 12 Sep 2004
Source: Era-Banner, The (CN ON)
Copyright: 2004 The Era-Banner
Contact:  http://www.yorkregion.com/yr/newscentre/erabanner/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2678
Author: Joan Ransberry
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mdma.htm (Ecstasy)

POLICE FIND 200 KG OF ECSTASY

Two Markham men face charges after more than 200 kilograms of ecstasy were 
found in a Markham house and a Scarborough storage facility last Friday.

Street value of the drugs is pegged at between $50 million and $60 million.

"This is probably the largest seizure made of ecstasy that we know of in 
this country," Toronto police Chief Julian Fantino said in a media 
conference Wednesday.

The arrests were made when a Toronto police officer stopped a minivan for 
an expired validation sticker early Friday on Sheppard Avenue east of 
McCowan Road.

During the investigation, the police officer spotted a small plastic bag 
filled with a white substance. The two occupants, both of Markham, were 
arrested.

Chief Fantino said further investigation led to the seizure of liquid and 
powdered ecstasy in the home and storage facility.

The accused, 25 and 26, are facing drug possession and trafficking charges.
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