The Microdot Gang: The Rise and Fall of the LSD Network That Turned On the World

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In the 1970s, it’s estimated that 60% of the world’s LSD came from one place – Wales. Acid Dream is the story of the Microdot Gang, a rag tag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers who attempted to start a revolution of the mind from a Welsh farmhouse in Tregaron.

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In 2022, the BBC developed a podcast based on the books, and other contributions, called Acid Dream. [18] The podcast was a finalist in the BBC audio drama awards in 2023.Operation Julie is mentioned in the book Undoctored by Adam Kay due to his grandparents' house being used for surveillance during the operation. [15]

Welsh LSD ring that supplied the world The story of the Welsh LSD ring that supplied the world

Operation Julie: Forty years since mid Wales LSD bust". BBC News. 10 April 2016 . Retrieved 2 October 2016. Fielding, Leaf (2011). To Live Outside the Law: Caught by Operation Julie. Serpent’s Tail. ISBN 978-1-84668-796-9. The biggest drug bust in British history occurred in the early hours of 25 March 1977: 800 officers made 120 arrests and seized a staggering 6,000,000 tabs of LSD. The raids focused on two acid manufacturing centres: one hidden in an isolated farmhouse in deepest Wales, the other in a suburban house on a leafy residential street in south-west London. Between them they supplied acid to most of the UK, Europe, America and beyond. Tabs bearing their logo were recovered as far away as Australia.The Truth: There's an electronics guy I've had dealings with, goes by the name of Zero. He could fix a supercomputer with a paperclip. He's got his own shop, but he's always ready to help fellow travellers along the path. Let's go introduce you to him. He and his similarly unkempt colleagues set up watch from the cover of an industrial caravan. But without any of the technology today’s police take for granted 24/7 surveillance was not without its challenges in the 70s – particularly when Welsh wildlife got in the way. Bott, Christine; Hayes, Catherine (25 June 2021). The Untold Story of Christine Bott. Barnham Broom, England, United Kingdom: ktazze. ISBN 9781838338862.