Abstract
Kurt Romondt, a chemical engineer who works for pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co., has been arrested and charged with making γ-hydroxybutyric acid, a party drug known as GHB, in his New Jersey home. According to the prosecutor’s office for Union County, N.J., Romondt, 44, was arrested and jailed on June 18, after he received a delivery of γ-butyrolactone, an industrial solvent used to synthesize GHB. A search of his home turned up 300 mL of the drug and 2,745 g of its precursor along with a scale and materials to process the drug. GHB is a controlled substance that can be used to treat narcolepsy, a sleep disorder, and alcohol addiction. With street names such as Fantasy and Liquid G, GHB has been used to produce euphoric effects since the 1990s. Large doses have a sedative effect, leading to the labeling of GHB as a date-rape drug. The prosecutor’s office ...
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