Drug factory made 7,000 pills per hour

A busted “backyard” drug factory linked to the Kinahan crime cartel was capable of producing up to 7,000 ecstasy pills every hour, gardaí believe.

When Garda gang units raided the suburban semi-detached house they found a man clad in Breaking Bad-type gear.

Gardaí seized an automatic press pill-making machine and enough MDMA (pure ecstasy) powder to manufacture around 40,000 tablets, with a street valuation in the region of €200,000. While ecstasy manufacturing plants have been found before in Ireland, they are unusual.