Dutch institute issues 'red alert' over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills

The drugs have a delayed effect which "increases the risk of overdose", the institute has advised.

The Trimbos Institute has warned about “very dangerous” ecstasy pills which are said to contain the substance PMMA.

A 53-year-old Nigerian, Celestine Godwin, has been arrested by the Drug Law Enforcement Agency in the Gambia, with 9,020 ecstasy tablets and suspected equipment for manufacturing illicit drugs According to the agency, Godwin was arrested on August 24, 2026, with the tablets and quantities of suspected cannabis ruderali

Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images A Dutch addiction and mental health institute that tests pills for users to prevent overdoses issued a ‘Red Alert’ for “ecstasy” pills shaped like President Donald Trump’s head. The pills are actually not even ecstasy—they contain a chemical called para-methoxymethamfetamine, or PMMA for

A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Dutch Mental Health Institute  HuffPost

Producing, selling and using ecstasy is illegal in the Netherlands, but it’s widely used, particularly at clubs and music festivals.

A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills

A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head

A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head

A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of U.S. President Donald Trump.

It's not the first time ecstasy pills in the form of Trump's head have appeared. In 2017, German police seized thousands of orange Trump-shaped tablets.

A Dutch institute issues a ‘Red Alert’ over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills  Toronto Star

A Dutch institute issues a ‘Red Alert’ over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills  AP News