Meth-laced Candy Distributed to Over 300 Families in New Zealand by Charity

A New Zealand-based organization, the Auckland City Mission, distributed hundreds of sweets to disadvantaged families, which were later found to contain potentially lethal doses of methamphetamine. The sweets, which had a bitter taste, were anonymously donated and were unknowingly distributed by the New Zealand Drug Foundation. Three people fell ill after consuming the sweets, which contained up to 3 grams of methamphetamine per candy. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the normal level, and police are scrambling to recover the remaining sweets. A criminal investigation has been opened, and the organization is contacting up to 400 people to track down the parcels that may contain the sweets.