Ecstasy pills, not like the ones seized by the police.
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Powder for the eyes.
The alleged MDMA, a synthetic drug, which the police announced on Wednesday having seized in Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis), turned out to be finally a neutral powder, we learned Friday from concordant sources.
On Wednesday, the Paris police headquarters announced on its Twitter account that it had "suppressed in Saint-Ouen a packaging workshop for narcotics (MDMA, ecstasy) which fueled clandestine parties" and seized a million euros in merchandise.
The tweet was accompanied by two photos showing pink powder and sort of small pills of the same color in sachets.
"Chief, we may have moved a little forward by announcing to the press a big drug seizure ..." https://t.co/4L81icUPDM
- Thibaut Chevillard (@TiboChevillard) March 19, 2021
But there was an error on the goods.
"The Toxlab laboratory indicated that it was a neutral powder and not Tagada strawberries, indicates to
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, the parquet of Bobigny.
The custody of the respondent has been lifted and the investigation is continuing.
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