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Huge Christmas party drug shipment of 11,000 MDMA pills in a rainbow of colors of festive fairy lights, as police arrest a 47-year-old man.
- Tasmanian police seized more than 11,000 MDMA pills
- They estimate the value of the street at more than $400,000
- The pills were in a rainbow array of festive colors of fairy lights.
- A 47-year-old man was arrested in a Hobart hotel room during the tour.
It was more ‘molly’ than holly when a huge Christmas stash of MDMA pills in a range of fairy colors for the festive season was seized in a police raid.
The massive haul of more than 11,000 MDMA pills, a form of illegal ecstasy known in drug slang as molly, was allegedly discovered in a Hobart hotel room.
The pills, apparently homemade, were packaged in a rainbow of bright Pride-style party colors, and detectives estimated the street value at more than $400,000.
The pills, apparently homemade, were packaged in a rainbow of bright Pride-style party colors, and detectives estimated the street value at more than $400,000.
The loot was discovered by uniformed Tasmanian police on Wednesday, who reportedly also seized drug manufacturing equipment.
A 47-year-old man was arrested at the scene and charged with a series of crimes, including trafficking in a controlled substance, manufacturing a controlled drug for sale, possession of controlled plants or their products, possession of something used for the administration of controlled drugs and the destruction of property. .
The man has been detained to appear before Hobart Magistrates Court on Thursday.
A police spokesman added: “If anyone has information relating to the distribution of illicit drugs, they are advised to contact the police or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.”
The huge Christmas stash of MDMA pills in a range of fairy light colors was seized at the height of the festive season.