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A quarter of a million UK clubbers visit Ibiza every year. Since 1999 drug taking in this group has trebled. Dealers call this island White Paradise. Drugland III: Ibiza, BBC 2005
Since the major English nightclubs opened for business in Ibiza in the late ’80s the White Island has become a dream destination for Britain’s young clubbing fraternity. ibid.
106,056. MDMA crystals are a powerful form of ecstasy that’s sold in small bags of white powder. ibid.
‘The Ibiza 90 Event … The chance to go and play abroad was something that we’d been waiting for for years.’ A Short Film About Chilling, new arrival at airport, Channel 4 1990
‘I heard there are wired and intense clubs in Ibiza.’ ibid.
‘They rave fourteen nights in a row.’ ibid.
‘A nightclub that costs £30 to get in.’ ibid.
‘It’s a place of real extremes.’ ibid.
I was a drug dealer in Ibiza at 15. I did not excel in drug dealing – I was terrible at it. Golden rule with drug dealing – don’t get too enthusiastic with your own merchandise. Lily Allen
We found an island that really represented rave culture. Basically, it was freedom. Paul Oakenfold, cited The Agony & The Ecstasy, Sky Arts 2017
‘Ibiza can bring you to tell or to paradise.’ A Non-Stop Party: The Dark Side of Ibiza, Youtube short 19.07, Vice TV 2023
Ibiza is the world’s greatest party island … And with the clubbing comes drugs. Lots of drugs. In fact the island is saturated with drugs. ibid.
Where do the season workers’ drugs come from? … The Italian Mafia. ibid.
A criminal group competing with the Italians for a share of this lucrative drug market are the Moroccan street gangs. ibid.