Ecstasy

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The Spanish and Dutch police raided 12 locations in the two countries, seizing a record of 947 kilograms of MDMA and arresting 15 supsects, 28 January 2026
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Video: Dutch, Spanish police intercept 947 kg of MDMA; Largest seizure in Europe
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Cannabis and amphetamines the drugs of choice for intoxicated drivers
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LSD blotter stamps printed as Pokémon cards, seized in Vaals, Limburg. 16 January 2026
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LSD Pokémon cards: Dutch police arrest five in narcotics bust
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A woman makes a line of the designer drug, 3-Methylmethcathinone, better known as 3-MMC, on a mirror. October 2021
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Young adults in Amsterdam increasingly turn to designer drugs and gambling
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Over 18 kilograms of ecstasy pills hidden in a parcel with cat food. Intercpeted in Dutch mail on 10 July 2024
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Criminals using Dutch mail to send hard drugs hidden in Buddha statues, cat food
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Dutchman caught with two suitcases filled with ecstasy and ketamine in Bad Bentheim in Germany, on the train from Amsterdam to Berlin, 14 July 2025
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Dutchman caught with suitcases filled with ecstasy, ketamine on train to Berlin
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Dutch police see sharp rise in drivers testing positive for drugs
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Man caught with 2 ecstasy-filled suitcases in Ibiza after slipping through Dutch customs
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A Dutchman and a British man arrestedin Bangkok, Thailand, for trafficking in ecstasy and cannabis, 6 November 2024
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Dutchman arrested in Thailand for ecstasy, cannabis trafficking
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Netherlands residents spend nearly €1 billion per year on drugs
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Dutch suspects identified for German ATM bombings, massive drug lab
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CultureEntertainment
Drug use in Amsterdam nightlife stagnating after post-Covid spike
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3,600 kilograms of cocaine, worth €270 million, intercepted at the port of Vlissingen, 19 June 2024
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Dutch drug seizures fall sharply in first half of 2024; Cocaine total down 42 percent
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HealthTechScience
Dutch gov't advised to experiment with PTSD treatment with MDMA, but not legalize it
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CultureLifestyle
Rotterdam has highest cannabis use in Europe; Cocaine most popular in Amsterdam
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5,160 kilos cocaine found in a rice container from Paraguay at the port of Antwerp, 12 June 2022
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Corruption, violence plague EU as organized crime drug revenue hits €31 billion
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About 139 kilograms of cocaine found in a sea container from Brazil. December 22, 2021
Politics
Netherlands and Brazil to cooperate more closely against drug smuggling
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Femke Halsema
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Amsterdam mayor warns the Netherlands is at risk of "becoming a narco-state"
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Photos of the very high-strength ecstasy pill is in circulation released by the Trimbos Institute on 8 December 2023.
Health
Life-threatening XTC pill with high doses of MDMA in circulation in the Netherlands
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Cylinders for nitrous oxide or laughing gas on the streets in the Netherlands.
CultureEntertainment
Laughing matter: Nitrous oxide popularity falling as drug users choose ecstasy
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HealthEntertainment
Utrecht dance festival accused of promoting drug use in social media post
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HealthBusiness
Poppi Drugs Museum Amsterdam wants to launch a mobile "XTC store"
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Spanish police
Crime
Two Dutch caught with drugs in Spain; Immediately sentenced to prison, fine
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Ecstasy pills found in an unsolicited candy shipment in Tilburg. April 2023
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Ecstasy pills found mixed in with candy sent to Tilburg address