The food watchdog therefore has a clear warning: ‘Touching and/or drinking the contents of the bottles is life-threatening.’ In Weiden, southern Germany, seven restaurant visitors between the ages of 33 and 52 were admitted with symptoms of poisoning after drinking from such a bottle, a 52-year-old man. died† The guests had complained about the horrible taste of the champagne.
In the Netherlands, four people have so far become ill from bottles of champagne filled with ecstasy. The bottles were purchased through a hitherto unknown website.
It is unclear how the MDMA ended up in the bottles. Drug dealers may have made a mistake in distributing the bottles. It is therefore not excluded whether more of these bottles containing the hazardous substance are in circulation, according to the NVWA. ‘It cannot be ruled out that there are other bottles of the same brand in circulation that also contain MDMA.’