Chatham-Kent police have issued a warning to anyone who is involved with the purchase or use of drugs such as ecstasy and speed.
Police say they have recently investigated incidents involving members of the community, specifically young people, purchasing what they believe is MDMA (ecstasy), only to realize the drug they bought is in fact Methamphetamine (speed).
Officers say both drugs are synthetically produced and the buyer/user will never know what ingredients are in the drug. Past seizures of ecstasy found meth as an ingredient, MDMA, caffeine and other carcinogens.
Police are trying to get the message out to youths that synthetically produced drugs come in various forms such as pills, capsules, crystalized powder and may look similar in appearance.
They warn these drugs are extremely dangerous and there is no way of knowing what combination of ingredients they contain and it could prove to be deadly.
