NZ CHARITY ACCIDENTALLY DISTRIBUTES METH LACED SWEETS

A charity in the New Zealand town of Auckland received an anonymous donation of sweets from a member of the public. The sweets were in a sealed retail package.

The donation turned into a nightmare as police are currently racing to trace all the sweets as it’s been reported that “potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine” have been found in the sweets.

Auckland City Mission distributed the sweets to about 400 people as part of a food parcel for those in need.

So far, three people, including a child, had to seek medical attention after eating the sweets. Luckily, none of them had to be admitted to the hospital.

A spokesperson for the charity told the BBC that they were unaware of the contamination when they distributed the parcels.

“We did not know that the lollies contained methamphetamine when they were distributed.”

Some of the parcel recipients contacted the charity saying they felt funny after eating the sweets. That’s when the charity contacted the police and an investigation was launched.

The New Zealand Drug Foundation (NZDF) tested the sweets and confirmed that potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine were contained in the samples.

According to the NZDF, each sweet could have a street value of around R11,000.

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