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economist suntribune crime saturday april 14 2601 husband dragged from vehicle wife charged a 26year old whitby woman faces assault causing bodily harm aftep her husband was dragged by a vehicle in markham last week 1 the incident took place in the park ing lot of a shopping plaza on the east corner of hwy 7 and mccowan road just after 11pm the 34year old husband sure his wife was set to go out for a night of drinking tried to stop her from driving the couples car police said in doing so he was dragged by the vehicle said york regional police const steve morrell the husband was taken to markham stouffville hospital and treated for minor injuries his- wife was scheduled to appear in newmarket court monday ecstasy on the rise across york region from page 2 last june police charged nearly a dozen people with drug offences after raiding a farmhouse in markham that produced thousands of ecstasy pills intended for toronto in may 2000 officers laid possession and trafficking charges in connection with the sale of ecstasy pills at paramount canadas wonderland the previous year police seized 40000 worth of liq uid ecstasy from the base ment of an upscale unionville home york police have busted a growing number of ecstasy operations since 1996 when the first york drug lab was j raided its been a steady rise detsgt gary miner said unlike the us canada has not outlawed the presses that make the drug nor the chemicals that go into it that has police worried more labs which usually contain highly combustible chemi cals will crop up locally and the ecstasy pushers are targeting 14 to 25-year- olds some students say the drug also known by its sci entific name methylene- dioxymethamphetamine is readily available people get it like this chachi kasemi 16 said with a snap of his fingers the big dealers have anything on them hash shrooms magic mushrooms any thing you want although many drug users believe ecstasy is harm less the richmond hill stu dent knows better one of his close friends died after using it kasemi said- drug researchers say ecstasy which usually comes in the form of pills with logos such as butterflies or light ning bolts gives users enhanced selfconfidence increased energy and feel ings of closeness with others the big dealers have anything on them hash shrooms magic mushrooms anything you want chachi kasemi 16 but a recent study has linked ecstasy to shortterm memory loss the drug which can also produce aftereffects such as nausea and depression has killed dozens of people in canada and other countries since the mid1990s the drug can suppress the need to drink or sleep for days and can cause ones- body temperature to rise to extremely high levels leading to major organ damage and death its available for as little as 20apill as the use of ecstasy spreads to allnight parties and other venues in cities and suburbs across north america the overseas net works distributing it are becoming more entrenched labs in western europe make large batches of the drug and traffickers have smuggled it from overseas in shipments of 10000 or more pills via express mail services and couriers aboard airline flights police liken the odour from ecstasy labs to burning root beer or licorice only research can cure leukemia onlv excellence in canadian research is funded by lrf pleasehelp v leukemia 11 10 finch ave v ste222 toronto ontario m3j2t2 tel 416 661cure2873 fax 416 6613840 this message brought to you as acornmunity service of the economist sun boatiidock rolling dock floating dock stationary dock hydraulic lift cantilever lift vertical lift pwc lift brigg dinghies life jackets marine tools electronics fenders safety equipment boat rail system dock edging powerboat equipment sailboat equipment cleaning supplies boat dock marine equipment sales inc 461 alden rd unit 34a markham on l3r3l4 phone 905 4152770 fax 905 4753223 check us out on the web boatndockcom 4 h 11 n t sxndbews united church b32main stni-markham- 2940351iv sundxyservice1000am in 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