TOKYO: A Japanese university professor could face up to 10 years in jail after allegedly getting his students to produce ecstasy, officials said Wednesday , in an echo of TV hit series Breaking Bad.
The ecstasy allegedly produced has not been found and has"probably been discarded", added this official, who asked to remain anonymous.Japanese law states that a researcher needs a licence issued by regional authorities to manufacture narcotics for academic purposes.The synthetic drug MDMA acts as a stimulant and hallucinogen and is the main ingredient in party drug ecstasy, giving users a heightened sense of energy, empathy and pleasure.
5F-QUPIC, also known as 5F-PB-22, is a cannabis-like drug banned in Japan in 2014 after it was suspected of causing traffic accidents.