Two charged with trafficking ecstasy as eighth death confirmed
CALGARY — Calgary police charged two teenagers Wednesday with trafficking ecstasy after raiding two homes and vehicles in the city.
They seized 823 grams of powdered ecstasy, including four capsules, along with a collapsible baton, two knives and cash.
Samples of the ecstasy were sent to the crime lab and the chemical PMMA was found in it.
The arrests come the same day as Calgary police confirmed an eighth death in Alberta from PMMA — a 37-year-old man died in January and two others went to hospital and have since been released.
Five people in British Columbia have also died from taking tainted ecstasy over the last six months.
Joshua Bradly Cook, 19, and Elizabeth Thomas, also 19, both of Calgary, are facing a total of 27 charges.
