Drug believed to be heroin found in child's Halloween candy: Police

Monday, October 28, 2019
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, New Jersey -- Police in Middle Township, New Jersey, are reminding parents to check their children's Halloween candy after a substance they believe to be heroin was found in a batch of candy.

Officers said the candy was collected at a Trunk or Treat event on Friday at the Family Success Center in Rio Grande.


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The mother who said she found the substance did not want to be identified but told Action News she knew something wasn't right when she found a plastic baggie with a paper in it.

"I looked at it twice and I said, 'Wait, this is not candy,'" she said.



Police said this has been the only reported incident.
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Officers are now asking anyone who may know more about this incident, or if something suspicious is found in Halloween candy, to call the Middle Township Police Department.
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