Police on the Central Coast have warned the public to be vigilant after they seized ‘party pills’ found to contain illicit.
During November, police from Brisbane Water Local Area Command commenced investigations into the alleged supply of prohibited drugs from a shop in Erina.
Investigators executed a search warrant on Thursday, November 20, and seized 162 tablets marketed as ‘party pills’ with the brand names of ‘GO-E’, ‘XS’ and ‘Pure Bliss’.
Along with several other items that were seized, the tablets were sent for forensic analysis. Subsequently,investigators were advised that the tablets contained the prohibited drug dimethylamylamine or DMAA which is listed on Schedule 1 of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985.
On Thursday, February 26, police again attended the shop at Erina and also another shop in Oxford St, Darlinghurst, and seized a further 346 tablets.
Police continue to liaise with the operators of the shops and continue with their inquiries into the alleged offences. Brisbane Water Local Area Command Crime Manager Detective Inspector Glenn Trayhurn has urged anyone who has possession of these items to dispose of them safely.
“I understand that people may have purchased these items believing that they did not contain illicit drugs.
“The items were freely available in the stores and I am concerned that members of the public will consume these items not realising that they contain an illegal substance.
“There is no such item as a recreational drug. “These items are made with no consideration of quality control” said D/Insp Trayhurn.
Media release,
28 Feb 2015
NSW Police media