Dad finds bag of meth in child's Halloween candy
HERCULES, Calif. -- Residents of a California neighborhood are shocked after a bag of meth was found in an 8-year-old's Halloween candy bag.
The little girl was trick-or-treating in the Promenade area of Hercules on Halloween. Police say her father was examining her candy later when he discovered a small, pink, plastic bag. It tested positive for methamphetamine.
It's hard for locals to believe that one of their neighbors may have slipped some crystal meth into a child's Halloween bag.
"I think this is a good community, so that's a surprise," said Norman Santos.
"I think that's sick, that person is so sick," said David Pel.
The pink packet contained only a tenth of a gram.
"A tenth of a gram is enough for felony charges filed for possession of a controlled substance," said Hercules Police Department Sgt. Ezra Tafesse.
Police don't know if the drugs were intentionally or accidentally dropped in the child's Halloween bag.
"It's not somebody vicious in this neighborhood. It's somebody who was stupid and made a mistake, or the child picked up the wrong bag," said Susan Keeffe, who lives in the neighborhood.
Police say it's difficult to fingerprint evidence this small after so many people have handled it. That's why they're not actively pursuing the perpetrator. At most, they want parents to check their child's candy carefully.
