A New Zealand food bank is scrambling to track down a stash of potentially lethal packages of meth-laced candies that were accidentally distributed to the homeless.
Auckland City Mission said Wednesday that the drug-packing pineapple-flavored sweets — which are inside innocent-looking wrapping marked with the Malaysian “Rinda” candy company logo — were given to the charity by an anonymous donor and included in food parcels.
So far authorities have recovered 16 of the faux candies, but the charity has reached out to as many as 400 people who may have unknowingly received them.
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Food bank accidentally hands out meth-laced candies worth $600 each to the homeless
Three people have already been hospitalized after popping methamphetamine-laced candies that were accidentally distributed to the homeless by a well-meaning New Zealand food bank.
Why would they take any food product anonymously - that is just a recipe for disaster.
