Pubdate: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 Source: Sunday Territorian (Australia) Copyright: 2005 Northern Territory News Contact: http://www.ntnews.com.au Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3401 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mdma.htm (Ecstasy) ECSTASY ON RISE IN AN alarming new trend, NSW police are uncovering record numbers of ecstasy-making labs in and around Sydney. In the past month, the Drug Squad has raided or found five laboratories - more than for the whole of 2004. Two of them were capable of churning out millions of illegal tablets, which sell for $30-$50 each. Until now, Australian ecstasy production has been relatively rare. The drug has customarily been made in Europe and imported. The growth in homegrown "eccies" indicates criminal syndicates are responding to the booming demand by partygoers. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin