Kasargod: Chocolates laced with drugs - Several students fall ill

Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (EP)

Kasargod, Mar 6: After pen cigarettes, it is now the turn of chocolates mixed with drugs in the district. It is said that such chocolates are available in the district and they can be deadly dangerous.

Three incidents of drug mixed chocolates have been reported within a period of last two weeks here. Students of a school fell ill after consuming such chocolates on Tuesday, March 4.

Nine affected children were admitted to the general hospital in the city. The chocolates were reportedly distributed during the birthday celebration of one of their classmates. The children complained of stomach pain and vomited soon after consuming them and they had to be rushed to the hospital for treatment.

The chocolates were bought from a bakery near the city bus stand. The packets are labeled as Cool Zone and there are no markings of date, price and date of expiry on them. There is no mention of the name or place of manufacturers.

The police and the health officials have taken samples of the chocolates to the laboratory at Kozhikode for necessary tests. As the incident came to light, police and health department officials have conducted raids at the bakeries and wholesale dealers in the city.

Some banned and old chocolates with lapsed date of expiry were seized by them. Police have information that large amounts of some illegal and chocolates laced with drugs are being supplied to the state from neighbouring states.

It is said that chocolates consisting of drugs were distributed in a school here. Police had seized them in a raid. Cigarettes sold inside pens were seized by the police a few weeks ago.

Police have taken action to locate the source of chocolates and they have said that strict action will be taken against the guilty.