Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Feds Target 'Extreme Ecstasy' Spread

Potentially lethal drug, mixed with meth, coming from Canada

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 4, 2008 6:11 PM CST

(Newser) – Federal drug-enforcement agents are setting their sights on a new form of ecstasy containing methamphetamines being smuggled across the border from Canada, the Detroit News reports. Known as "extreme Ecstasy," the combination of the two drugs could easily lead to overdoses and death... Read full story »

COMMENTS

Read the comment policy

You need to Log in to Newser to comment. Don't have an account yet? Sign up now!

There are no comments

A snapshot of the day's best news stories.

View Larger Grid

All Today Yesterday Pick a Date

What's Popular Now on Facebook

Cops Shoot Naked Guy Eating Man's Face on Highway

Japanese Artist Serves Up Own Cooked Genitals

Detroit News (Source Grid »)

Drug czar points finger at Canada over ecstasy resurgence
Canada.com

Canadian meth-ecstasy combo could be lethal
Globe and Mail

US • Science

War on Drugs • Canada • drug trafficking • methamphetamine • Scott Burns

More Newser Stories

300 Arrested in Drug Raids Across US

Feds crack down on violent Mexican cartel specializing in meth

(AP) - In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the US, federal officials today announced the arrests of more than 300 people in raids across the country aimed at the newest and most violent cartel. La Familia has earned a reputation for dominating the methamphetamine trade and for using extreme violence, including beheadings. US officials said the cartel, based in southwestern Mexico, has a vast network pumping drugs throughout the United States, specializing in methamphetamine. More»

US Agents to Aid Mexican Cartel War

Admin could announce plan as early as this week

(NEWSER) - President Obama is shipping agents and equipment to the border to aid Mexico's war on violent drug cartels, the Washington Post reports. His plan, to be unveiled as early as this week, aims to stop the flow of weapons and cash from the US into Mexico. Law enforcement will also increase investigations into cartel activity on the US side. This marks Obama’s first major domestic security move. More»

US War on Drugs Has Failed: Report

Americans urged to focus on treatment, prevention, gun sales

(NEWSER) - America is treating the symptoms rather than the disease of drug use, and its war on drugs will continue to fail unless it changes course, a new report by an influential Washington think tank finds. The report urges the US to develop stronger ties in the Caribbean and Latin America, where drug-interdiction efforts have suffered under the Bush administration, the LA Times reports. More»

15 Dead in Tijuana Shootout

Mexico sends in thousands of troops to quell further fighting

(NEWSER) - A gunfight between Tijuana drug cartel rivals left 15 dead and eight wounded near the US border today, Reuters reports. The worst violence in Mexico's 3-year drug war, it filled a city road with bodies and took the lives of two top hit men from the Arellano Felix cartel. "Today shows we are facing a terrible war never seen before on the (U.S.-Mexico) border," said Baja California Attorney General Rommel Moreno. More»

Montana Ad Blitz Busts Meth Use

'Unselling the product' leads to 70% drop among adults, 45% in teens

(NEWSER) - In 2005, Montana had the fifth-worst methamphetamine problem in the US; now it’s 39th, and negative advertising is to credit for much of the stunning turnaround. Montana’s nonprofit Meth Project launched a massive blitz against the drug, blanketing airwaves, websites, newspapers, and billboards. “The intention is to treat meth like a consumer product,” said one backer. More»

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

What is Newser?

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser, we choose the most thought-provoking and entertaining stories from hundreds of US and international sources and reduce them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »

Partnering with: Slate

View Newser on the mobile website

Feds Target 'Extreme Ecstasy' Spread

Potentially lethal drug, mixed with meth, coming from Canada

War on Drugs • Canada • drug trafficking • methamphetamine • Scott Burns

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

300 Arrested in Drug Raids Across US

Feds crack down on violent Mexican cartel specializing in meth

US Agents to Aid Mexican Cartel War

Admin could announce plan as early as this week

US War on Drugs Has Failed: Report

Americans urged to focus on treatment, prevention, gun sales

15 Dead in Tijuana Shootout

Mexico sends in thousands of troops to quell further fighting

Montana Ad Blitz Busts Meth Use

'Unselling the product' leads to 70% drop among adults, 45% in teens

About Us

Site

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?