Perth teen charged over drug-laced gummies that put classmates in hospital
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with manufacturing and selling cannabis lollies that landed two of his classmates at a Perth high school in hospital.
Police allege the teenager made the lollies himself and sold three to a student at a western Perth school on Tuesday.
That boy and another female student, both aged 16, became ill after eating the lollies and were taken to hospital.
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Perth Detectives have charged a 16-year-old boy with a number of drug charges in relation tothe manufacture and sale of cannabis lollies. WA Police
The school alerted police yesterday, who then searched the accused boy's home in Dalkeith later that day.
The 16-year-old is now facing a raft of charges including preparing, possessing and selling a prohibited drug and possessing drug paraphernalia.
He has been released on bail and is due to appear in Perth Children's Court on September 5.
WA police yesterday issued a warning to anyone who had purchased or been given gummy lollies, but now say they believe the issue to be contained and have no further public health concerns.
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The gummies were allegedly manufactured by the 16-year-old himself. WA Police
It comes after three people were taken to hospital as a precaution after spitting out meth-laced lollies they had received in a food parcel in an unrelated incident in Auckland.
In June this year, two varieties of Uncle Frog's Mushroom Gummies were recalled after at least five people in NSW ended up in hospital, with some suffering "disturbing hallucinations".
The recall was due to the presence of the unapproved novel food ingredients lion's mane and cordyceps.
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