Despicable E: Authorities just seized a load of Minion-shaped ecstasy pills

Feb 23, 2016 - 05:33
Feb 23, 2016 - 05:50
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Despicable E: Authorities just seized a load of Minion-shaped ecstasy pills
Mischievous. (Picture: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile)

Anyone who has seen Despicable Me will have made the observations that (1) it"s hilarious and (2) the Minions are the best thing about it

So popular are these mischievous yellow henchmen that ecstasy pills are being made in their likeness.

Chilean customs authorities seized at least 100 Dutch-made tablets shaped like Minions and hidden in a children"s drawing kit.

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(Picture: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile

The pills had been sent from The Netherlands to the Chilean city of Vina del Mar, reports Argentine news site Infobae.

Two men, one Chilean and one Argentine, were arrested at their apartment and put under house arrest by local authorities.

In another incident, officials found methamphetamines in backpacks sent from Colombia to Australia via Chile.

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