Mum finds drug ice in child's Halloween candy

An entire community was forced to throw away their Halloween candy after a bag of the drug ice was discovered among one child’s trick-or-treat haul.

The child’s parent reported the small yellow bag containing a crystal-like powder in their child’s candy collection about 2.30am on Monday, a day after trick-or-treating took place in the Keshena area of the Menominee Indian Reservation, USA Today USA Today

 Police later instructed all residents to throw away their children’s candy after the powder tested positive for methamphetamine.

Police said they believed it had happened on Sunday during a Halloween event in the area.

No other incidents of parents finding ice in candy have been reported. However, parents were told to err on the side of caution and inspect the candy carefully before throwing it away.

Menominee Tribal Police detective Joshua Lawe warned that Ziploc bags can open up, adding “we don’t know if there’s more out there”.

“Right now this is an isolated incident, but if there was more out there, if it does get through the Ziploc baggies and kids are touching this candy, that can be very dangerous to them. Even the parents," he added.

As a consolation, the community is offering children a second chance at trick or treating at a second “safe” event on Tuesday to “restore the fun-filled innocence of Halloween”, according to a statement from the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.

Police are still investigating the incident.