Methamphetamine detected in candy donated by anonymous citizen
Causes heart attack, stroke… can lead to death
A New Zealand food aid organization (food bank) has found that candy distributed to vulnerable people contained large amounts of drug substances.
According to foreign news agencies such as the Associated Press and BBC on the 14th (local time), the New Zealand charity organization ‘Auckland City Mission’ received a report from a family that received aid the previous day that there was candy that tasted strange.
In fact, some of the staff members who tried the candy themselves agreed that it tasted strange, and even said they felt a “strange feeling” afterwards.
Auckland City Mission reported the incident to the authorities and sent the candy to the Drug Foundation of New Zealand for analysis, which found it contained large quantities of methamphetamine.
The methamphetamine contained in the candy is enough to ingest up to 300 times, which is enough to cause death if ingested.
The candies were packaged like regular pineapple candies and came in sealed retail bags. The candies were reportedly donated by an anonymous citizen.
The organization typically receives packaged commercial food donations from donors, repackages them, and distributes them to vulnerable populations.
It is known that approximately 50,000 food items are distributed annually.
“We have discovered that several candies containing methamphetamine have been donated and distributed by an unknown citizen,” the group said on its website. “If you may have received these candies, please contact the police immediately.”
They also asked people not to consume the brand of candy, saying that the candy may have been distributed to other places.
Police began investigating after receiving the report, but they believe the recent drug candy scandal was more likely an accident than an intentional incident.
“It may have been mixed in with drugs smuggled overseas,” said Sala Helm, executive director of the Drugs Foundation of New Zealand. “It does not appear to have been donated intentionally for drug trafficking.”
Meanwhile, methamphetamine is a stimulant that strongly excites the central nervous system. It is highly addictive and can cause abuse problems, so it is classified as a narcotic in many countries. If ingested, symptoms such as heart palpitations, seizures, high fever, and loss of consciousness may occur.
In particular, overdose can cause heart attack, stroke, etc., and in severe cases, it can lead to death. In 2021, more than 33,000 people died in the United States due to methamphetamine.
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