Residents of The Hague Sniff the Scent of Ecstasy to Discover Drug Labs Themselves: 'It Smells Like Licorice!'

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The police want to put a stop to the increase in drug labs in residential areas. Of the 142 drug labs shut down in 2025, 91 were located in perfectly ordinary neighborhoods. Residents of The Hague are sniffing ecstasy scent cards to detect drug labs on their own streets sooner. "I didn't know an ecstasy lab smelled so good."