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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. |