Japan professor allegedly made students produce ecstasy, Breaking Bad style
Authorities suspect the pharmacology professor from Matsuyama University in western Japan got his pupils to make MDMA – commonly known as ecstasy – in 2013 and another so-called 'designer drug' 5F-QUPIC last year. – EPA file pic, April 17, 2019.
A JAPANESE university professor could face up to 10 years in jail after allegedly getting his students to produce ecstasy, officials said today, in an echo of TV hit series Breaking Bad. Authorities suspect the 61-year-old pharmacology professor from Matsuyama University in western Japan got his pupils to make MDMA – commonly known as ecstasy – in 2013 and another so-called “designer drug” 5F-QUPIC last year.
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