Eight arrested after drug overdoses at Quincy’s Ocean Club

Quincy Police Department

Eight were arrested and three more have been summonsed to court for drug possession and distribution at The Ocean Club. (From top, left to right:) Suzanne Florio, Jeffrey Chasen, William Naumenko, Johnnerson Chan, Timothy Randall, David Patricio, Timothy Sliva, and Mitchell Molde were all arrested.

Quincy police have made eight arrests and are seeking three additional complaints after discovering a surge in drug distribution and overdoses this summer at the Ocean Club in Marina Bay.
According to police, from Memorial Day through Labor Day, ambulances responded to 12 overdoses at the club, most associated with the drug known as “Molly.” None of the incidents was fatal.
“We noticed early on in the beginning of the summer when the Ocean Club opened - they are a seasonal place, from when they opened there were a couple … overdoses in May and things seemed to quiet down,” said Quincy Police Chief Paul Keenan.
The trend reared its head again in June with another overdose, followed by a significant uptick in July and August.

The drug is a pure form of the main ingredient in the drug Ecstasy.

“What happens, the effects of Molly, people get dehydrated, have an increase in heart rate…and they pass out partially because of the dehydration,” Keenan said. “We had no fatalities, but we wanted to get out in front of the issue.”

Keenan said he met with Mayor Thomas Koch to discuss a strategy to deal with the problem, and decided to deploy several undercover drug detectives in an effort to be proactive.
Toward the end of July and early August, undercover officers reported witnessing several drug transactions. Police stepped up enforcement the following weekends, going out several weekends in a row and making several arrests.

According to Keenan, police busted deals in the parking lot and inside the nightclub. Eight people have been charged for possession or distribution of drugs, one of which was arrested twice. Three more people have been summonsed to court.

The issue has reared its head in several other parts of the Commonwealth, with several overdoses allegedly occurring from the drug in Boston’s House of Blues in late August.
Before this summer, Keenan said, the drug hasn’t been a problem.

“It hasn’t been a problem in the past - …there is no indication that it was around the area. Maybe sporadically, but nothing large scale,” he said.

Though the Ocean Club has been closed for the season, the concert locale plans to host a party on Sept. 20. Yet with the way drug problems have persisted, police said they are going to suggest that ownership cancel the event.

“In the interest of public safety, I don’t think it’s a good idea with what we’re looking here in overdoses and arrests,” Keenan said.

Keenan said he may bring the managers and owners to the Licensing Board for further discipline.
“Right now we have no indication that anyone in the club was involved, but we’re still pursuing that avenue,” he said. “We’re meeting tomorrow with management of the club and the property to see what will happen going forward.”

Club Manager Tim Collins was not immediately available for comment.
In the meantime, police said they have remained vigilant with other liquor establishments.
“We have no indication that it has spread, but I’m not naive enough to think if it’s spread to the Ocean Club, it hasn’t spread to others,” Keenan said.

Police have issued charges to eight individuals, one who was arrested twice.
On August 23, police arrested Johnnerson Chan, 23, from Chelmsford for possession of Class C Molly with intent to distribute, and possession of Class B Adderall.

Police continued the arrests on Aug. 25, charging William Naumnko, 23, from Hull, with possession of Class C Molly and Distribution of Class C Molly. Jeffrey Chasen, 28, from Dorchester, was also arrested and charged with Distribution of Class C Molly and Possession of Class B cocaine.

Naumenko was arrested again on Aug. 30 and charged with possession of Class C Molly. Suzanne Florio, 26, from Connecticut was also arrested and charged with possession of Class C Molly.

Police made additional arrests on Sept. 1, including Timothy Randall, 24, from Rhode Island. Randall was charged with possession of Class B ecstasy. David Patricio, 24, also from Rhode Island was also arrested and charged with possession of Class B ecstasy. Timothy Sliva, 23, from Connecticut was arrested and charged with possession of Class B cocaine, and Mitchell Molde, 23, from Connecticut, was also arrested and charged with possession of Class B cocaine and possession of Class C hashish.
Police are seeking charges on three more individuals.

Keenan noted that all of the arrests were occurring with people who were not from in town. Additionally, only one of the overdose victims was a Quincy resident.

Credit : Boston Globe

Proper Villains Provides an “Idiot’s Guide to Molly”

In light of the tragedy that struck this year’s Electric Zoo festival, you have to figure that the DJ community is going back and forth on the issue of MDMA and drugs in general at today’s raves and festivals. Just last night we were wondering when DJs and producers were going to weigh in on the “molly” issue. Tommie Sunshine briefly spoke gave his views on the topic yesterday, and while we’re not expecting every DJ to stand up and break down their philosophies, we have to commend Proper Villains for going in the way he did. Proper Villains has been on our radar for the last eight years or so, having releases rack up everywhere from Play Me to Nightshifters, and he even recently remixed a tune by The Rub. He took to Facebook earlier tonight to express himself on the molly issue, and ended up giving a pretty informative “idiot’s guide to molly.” If we’re talking about ravers taking responsibility with what they ingest, conversations like these need to be opened up. Check out his thoughts, unedited:
OK, So there’s been a lot of talk about the people dying at raves recently and the dangers of ecstasy.
I’m not gonna be one of the those DJs that says, “the music is the drug” and leave it at that because I feel like that’s a hypocritical deflection of an obvious reality.
You’d have to be a moron not to notice that a certain segment of the EDM audience is geeked as f–k at shows.
It’s a rave. People have been doing E at raves since the beginning of raves.
Now I don’t really do drugs, but I’m neither pro or anti-drug. I’m libertarian, I think people have the right to ingest what ever substances they see fit so long as that action doesn’t have negative consequences on other people.
So that said. Let’s have a frank discussion about RESPONSIBLE drug use. Again, I must re-iterate that I’m neither pro or anti-drug, but if you CHOOSE to do drugs at EDM events I think you should have the knowledge of how to do so in a safe & responsible manner.
The idiots guide to molly:
“Molly” is street slang for 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine or “MDMA” for short. It’s an amphetamine derivative & works by stimulating the serotonin “feel good” pathway in the brain, the same pathway that get’s stimulated (to a lesser extent) by running, having sex or eating dark chocolate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDMA
Rule #1 Make sure what you’re doing is actually MDMA.
Since MDMA is illegal in most civilized countries it is made in illegal laboratories with questionable quality control. Many of the substances pedaled on the street aren’t even MDMA. They can range from other amphetamine derivatives such
as MDA (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) to straight up crystal meth.
Buy from somebody you know and trust. Do not buy drugs at an event, EVER. Don’t take free drugs from anybody. That guy/girl with the furry backpack you met at the festi
offering you a key bump is probably well intentioned. Who knows what s/he is actually giving you.
TEST YOUR STUFF.
Dance Safe sells testing kits. They are a little pricey, but $65 is cheaper then a funeral. If you’re stuff comes up as not MDMA or adulterated THROW IT AWAY.
http://www.dancesafe.org/products.
Rule #2 Don’t mix your drugs. MDMA has been through some basic clinical trials and has been proven to be relatively safe to use in a clinical setting BY ITSELF. The ridiculous cocktails of MDMA/alcohol/methamphetamine/acid/mushrooms/cocaine/etc that some people take at parties have not been tested and I would venture to say are terrible for you mind and body.
If you’re on psychiatric pharmaceuticals like prozac, paxil, adderall, or whatever SSRI du jour is being prescribed like
candy to the high school/college attending public you should not do MDMA because there will probably be some sort of interaction.
You specifically should not drink alcohol if you’re going to be dancing while on MDMA because it’s dehydrating, which leads us
to rule 3.
Rule #3. STAY HYDRATED. Most ecstasy deaths are from over-heating/dehydration. So if you’re dancing you
need to drink water, keep yourself cool and take breaks.
How much water? About 16oz every hour should do. Don’t over do it, if you start chugging water like it’s going out of style you can just as easily give yourself water poisoning (don’t laugh a couple of people a year die this way).
Asshole promoters sometimes charge $5 a bottle for water, so buy one bottle and re-fill it in the bathroom. Getting some gatorade in there is probably not a bad idea either.
How cool? Jeans & a T-shirt should be fine. Tank top is better. Take the furry hat off. It makes you look like a douche bag anyways.
How often? Take a 10 minute break every hour and sit down in a cool, well ventilate area.
Rule #4 Take care of your brain. MDMA uses up a lot of the serotonin your body naturally produces. This is the reason
a lot of people get a “molly hangover” for a couple of days after a party. You can mitigate this adverse affect by taking 5-HTP, an over the counter seretonin pre-curser. 200mgs a couple of hours before you roll & another 200mgs after you come down should be about right.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=5-htp
Rule #5 Be responsible. Have a designated driver (whose sober) and who will keep an eye on you at the party. Don’t
eat the whole bag like a retard. Take a little bit, see how you feel after 45minutes/hour and then take a little more. Don’t stay up for days at a time like some crackhead, when the sun comes up go home and go TO BED.
Anyway. That’s my piece. Rant over.

Credit : Do Androids Dance

EDM : BREAKING NEWS - Following Deaths, Electric Zoo Music Festival’s Final Day Called Off

Both Deaths Appeared To Involve Ecstasy, According To The City

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Electric Zoo Music Festival on Randall’s Island has been canceled after two people have died and at least four others became critically ill.
According to the city, the four sickened at the event were in intensive care at area hospitals.
The causes of death have not been officially determined, but the city said it appeared both involved the drug MDMA, known as ecstasy or molly.
The city had called on the festival’s organizers to cancel the show’s final day and the event promoters agreed, the city said.
The three-day E-Zoo festival began on Friday. Among the headliners for the fifth annual show were Steve Aoki, Armin Van Buuren, David Guetta and Avicii.

Credit : CBS

EDM Video : Cedric Gervais - "Molly"

Music Video : Cedric Gervais - Molly