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Trick-or-treat children given cocaine in Oldham Trick-or-treat children given cocaine in Oldham
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Children were handed packets of cocaine instead of sweets on a Halloween trick-or-treating trip, Greater Manchester Police have said.Children were handed packets of cocaine instead of sweets on a Halloween trick-or-treating trip, Greater Manchester Police have said.
Two people have been arrested after bags containing the class A drug were handed to children in Royton on Wednesday evening, officers said.Two people have been arrested after bags containing the class A drug were handed to children in Royton on Wednesday evening, officers said.
The man and woman are suspected of possessing class A drugs.The man and woman are suspected of possessing class A drugs.
Two bags of cocaine were recovered by police after children found them in their trick-or-treat bags.Two bags of cocaine were recovered by police after children found them in their trick-or-treat bags.
It is understood the drugs were bought for personal use and ended up in with the bags of sweets by accident.