Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Dianne Feinstein this week reintroduced their Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act of 2017. Following is a compilation of recent news stories about drugs in candy or drugs concealed in candy wrappers. This phenomenon is an ongoing concern for law enforcement and parents.
Ecstasy concealed in candy wrappers: http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/lincoln-man-gets-prison-term-for-dealing-party-drugs/article_f3b33bc5-0189-5d01-874c-93cb0c1c9090.html
LSD-infused gummy candy: http://www.localnews8.com/news/two-arrested-after-drug-investigation-finds-80000-in-drugs/395717153
Candy-flavored meth: http://www.kesq.com/news/border-patrol-finds-meth-laced-mexican-candy_20160829063945206/63141450
Cocaine-filled candy: http://www.wftv.com/news/local/florida-man-charged-with-sneaking-more-than-4-kilos-of-cocaine-filled-candy-into-oia/470994508
Synthetic drugs in candy: http://www.whsv.com/content/news/Virginia-man-pleads-guilty-in-case-of-candies-laced-with--412731323.html
Kush (synthetic drugs) in candy: http://www.click2houston.com/news/multiple-synthetic-drug-overdoses-reported-at-hermann-park
Candies can be laced with various drugs: http://abc13.com/news/parents-beware-drugs-that-look-like-candy/1094047/
THC-laced candies and snacks: http://wfla.com/2016/04/12/police-warn-parents-about-drug-laced-candies-snacks/
20 pounds of THC-laced gummy rings, caramels seized: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/north-fulton-county/20-pounds-of-drug-laced-candy-seized-from-johns-creek-home/402464448
THC-laced Jolly Ranchers: http://nbc4i.com/2016/08/30/couple-charged-with-selling-drug-laced-candy-to-students-at-gahanna-high-school/
In 2015, in Bradenton, Florida, an individual was arrested after attempting to sell 500 grams of methamphetamine laced candy in retail packaging to authorities:
http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article34913286.html
2015, in Miami-Dade County, an individual was arrested when authorities seized two Ziploc bags of the individually wrapped candy containing a “Flakka-like drug” that was packaged to resemble “Sour Patch Kids.” The drug's similarity to candy caused the Miami-Dade Police department to issue a community safety alert: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/police-flakka-like-drug-found-candy-resembling-sour-patch-kids/vX94anIc75lH9HheNhZiJO/
In 2016, in Ione, California, a 14 year old middle school student brought a pill to school that tested positive for methamphetamine. The student claimed it was the candy “Smarties,” given its shape, color, and size: http://fox40.com/2016/04/06/ione-middle-schooler-found-with-meth-disguised-as-candy/
In 2016, law enforcement officers in Amarillo, Texas, reported that they began seeing an increase in methamphetamine disguised as “Smarties” and “Gummy Bears” laced with THC: http://www.newschannel10.com/story/31695106/police-warn-about-drugs-disguised-as-popular-candies
In May 2016, the Epoch Times reported that fentanyl was being disguised to look like Pez candies: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2063570-spike-in-overdose-deaths-as-fentanyl-is-disguised-as-other-drugs/
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