Police have sent out a warning about the spread of ecstasy pills in the shape of cartoon characters among teenagers and university students.

The cartoon-themed pills had been smuggled in from the Netherlands where they could be bought for about 60 baht a pill. The price was increased 10-fold in Thailand, to 600 baht a pill, Narcotics Suppression Bureau commissioner Sommai Kongwisaisuk said on Tuesday.

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