It seems the comic book press are trying to stir up shit with ecstasy again following the death of an 18 year old in Manchester who took 4 pills. It would appear her death was once again not directly linked to the MDMA in the pills but some other factor as the police said, “The results of a post-mortem examination have been held pending further tests.” and that was almost 2 weeks ago.
Anyhow the terror and trash merchants at The News Of The World have got their knickers in a twist of the price of the “killer” drug.
note from GL: I’ve replaced the URL with the article. Providing a URL to this sort of rag gives the reporters a “referrer” which is a link back to here, putting this site at the risk of adverse publicity. That was a shitload of undercover reporting resource that rag devoted to this hatchet job. They could easily roam around on here…
murdoch rags also tend to expire their articles quickly, making URLs useless anyway (this is to encourage sales of the paper version rather than providing a free resource)- by next week that URL would point to a different article
Dealing Death
By Paul Kennedy
DEALERS are still operating in the club where tragic ecstasy victim Sian Sadler spent her last hours, a major News of the World investigation has revealed.
We sent undercover reporters to the Manchester nightspot as part of a nationwide probe following the death of the pretty 18-year-old.
And the results were truly shocking. We discovered that E tablets selling for up to £20 a few years ago are now cheaper than a pint— costing as little as £2 each. Buy in bulk and they can be cheaper still.
But, most sickening of all, there are now special E tablets for PRE-TEENS…low strength, and just 30p each.
That’s the price of a packet of crisps or a chocolate bar.
Sian, from Alderley Edge, Cheshire, died after her first night out at a club two weeks ago. She returned to her boyfriend’s home and collapsed. Two men, aged 18 and 19, have been arrested on suspicion of supplying a Class A drug.
But at the Sankeys Soap nightspot where Sian had been shortly before the tragedy two other dealers were peddling death there too.
Our reporters were given a light patting down from bouncers to see if they were carrying as they entered. But it was easy and cheap to get drugs inside. Other revellers told us the dealers were a short black man and a tall white man. Sweets
We soon found the pair and approached them. “Got any pills?” we shouted above the music. We then bought 10 ecstasy tablets sporting a fake Mitsubishi logo for just £25-£2.50 each.
But the problem is nationwide. In just one night we bought tablets across the country. They were always cheap and we were often encouraged to buy big stashes to make it cheaper still.
But the most shocking aspect of our probe was the targeting of pre-teen kids.
Called “Love Bombs”, the tablets look like heart-shaped sweets and cost just 30p each. They are lower strength and deliberately designed to appeal to youngsters at drink-free teen discos.
We found them being peddled in GLASGOW by Gary Patterson, a dealer who has a string of convictions. Patterson, 33, told us: “They’re cheap as chips but not as strong so ideal for your less experienced clubber — kids. They’re popular at kiddy discos. You pop one, space out for an hour. If it’s getting close to mum and dad picking you up, you stop taking them.” He handed over two sample bags.
Another of our reporters went in search of ecstasy in CARDIFF.
He started in the St Mary Street area of the city and was soon pointed to a dealer. He asked £10 for five Es…the deal was done.
In BRISTOL another reporter paid the same. The dealer, a man in his early 20s, was found in the Bar Me bar and asked how many tablets we wanted. The reporter was told to go to a car park 10 minutes away. Deal done.
In ROMFORD, Essex, our investigators were able to buy three pills for £10 on the street. He approached a group of three men standing in a dimly lit alleyway.
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When our investigator asked if “anyone was serving” one man replied “what are you after?” He supplied what we asked for.
In LIVERPOOL another reporter bought two Es in the city’s trendy Baa Bar, a favourite with students.
A dealer asked our man if he wanted to “score” and said: “It is two for £5 and they are top stuff.”
It was even easier in SOHO, London. Our man was approached by a dealer who left the shadows to ask: “After something good?” A deal was done for 20 pills for £40.
But the ease of buying masks the danger of dying. Our health expert Dr Hilary Jones said: “Because they are cheap you don’t know what contaminants there are.” He added: “The problem with ecstasy is it can cause swelling of the brain leading to coma and death.” Management at Sankeys Soap, Manchester, last night said they take “responsibilities regarding drugs very seriously”. Staff at Baa Bar, Liverpool, refused comment. A spokesman for Bar Me, Bristol, said: “We have absolutely zero tolerance to drugs.”
