Police Warn Parents of Drug-Laced Halloween Candy

With the Halloween holiday just days away, police are warning parents and trick-or-treaters about fun-shaped candies that are actually harmful drugs.

On Wednesday, a Facebook post by the Jackson Police Department in Mississippi, spread across the internet like wildfire. Folks across America should be on alert this Halloween because the brightly-colored candy pieces are edible ecstasy tablets.

The drugs include pieces shaped like the Superman, Nintendo and Warner Brothers logos, with skulls and domino pieces mixed in.

The department warned via Facebook, ”If your kids get these for Halloween candy, they ARE NOT CANDY!!! They are the new shapes of ‘Ecstasy’ and can kill kids through overdoses!!!”

Additionally, the department stressed the importance of throughly checking all Halloween candy saying, “When in doubt, throw it out!!!”

An officer at the department told a local news channel that the post was intended to be a national warning, not just a threat specific to Jackson.

If you happen to come across these drug-laced candies while trick-or-treating in Woburn this year, immediately contact the police department at 781-933-1212.