Canada and U.S. Arrest Over 140 for International Ecstasy Ring

On March 31, 2004, the U.S. and Canadian law enforcement authorities announced the arrest of more than 140 persons in 18 cities for trafficking in Ecstasy or MDMA, and alleged the group supplied fifteen percent of Ecstasy pills in the U.S. As of midday on March 31, 2004, U.S. authorities made arrests in 16 cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York and San Francisco...[more]