Man caught with 2 ecstasy-filled suitcases in Ibiza after slipping through Dutch customs
A 22-year-old Dutchman was arrested at Ibiza airport, trying to enter the island with two suitcases filled to the brim with ecstasy pills. It is not clear how the man slipped through Dutch customs with the 50-kilogram load of drugs, RTL Nieuws reports.
The Spanish authorities are extra alert on Ibiza at the moment because it is the start of the club and festival season. They noticed the 22-year-old Dutchman because he was traveling alone, but had two suitcases that were both heavier than expected for a tourist. When they opened the suitcases, they were filled to the brim with ecstasy pills, covered only by the zip-up partition in the suitcases.
The Spanish police estimate that there were over 163,000 pills in the suitcases. They appear to all be ecstasy, though some had a “2CB” logo printed on them. 2CB is an abbreviation for the drug “tusi,” which is very popular in exclusive clubs in Spain.
The Spanish authorities consider tusi to be more dangerous than ecstasy. The drug consists of a varying mix of MDMA, ketamine, and cocaine, sometimes supplemented with methamphetamine and caffeine. Because the proportions vary, people who take tusi don’t know in advance what the effect will be. For that reason, the police and judiciary are harsher on tusi sellers, makers, and smugglers.
According to RTL, the 50 kilograms of drugs could get the Dutchman between 3 and 9 years in prison. The street value of the drugs was estimated between 1.3 and 3 million euros.
