'Dangerous' Donkey Kong-Shaped Ecstasy Pills Behind Multiple Deaths, Website Boasts 'Happy Clients'

Over the weekend, ecstasy pills shaped like Nintendo video game character Donkey Kong and President Trump were found to be linked to multiple festival deaths. According to the Sun, police warned the public about these "very dangerous" pills just a day prior to a 17-year-old girl dying from a suspected overdose at the Reading and Leeds Festival in England.

These are said to be especially dangerous due to the fact that they reportedly contain approximately "three times the average dose of MDMA." Regardless of the risk they pose to those who ingest them, the pills are said to still be readily available for purchase online for as little as £3, which converts to $3.64 U.S. dollars. One reporter found that you could purchase both types of the drugs via Bitcoin, Western Union, or Money Gram.

During an investigation, an unnamed website was found that bragged the pills contained an "extremely high dose of 453mg of MDMA." According to experts, this would make them extremely dangerous as they view 300mg of MDMA to be "three times a strong dose for an adult male." Even with the unnaturally-high amounts of danger associated with them, one website claimed it had 632 "happy clients" and offered a 30-day return policy.

The products are said to be shipped worldwide in "soft toys, video cassettes, dolls," which ensures that they cannot be detected by anyone except the intended recipient.

Back in April, the drugs were said to be responsible for the death of 13-year-old Carson Price, who was found dead in a South Wales park. Following his passing, three more people were hospitalized that month after allegedly taking the Donkey Kong pills from a similar batch. Fortunately, they eventually recovered, as reported by WalesOnline.

In August, police raided the home of 20-year-old Michael Iannucci, where they found 1,403 ecstasy tablets and evidence of a "sophisticated, thriving drug dealing business." He was eventually found guilty of selling eight of the pills to a "vulnerable 16-year-old girl" and was sentenced to five years and four months for distributing the pills "far and wide on a commercial basis."