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Meth found in sweets distributed by charity organisation

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A pineapple-flavoured candy filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine.

A charity in New Zealand on Wednesday issued an alert saying it had unknowingly distributed candy that contained a lethal dose of methamphetamine, commonly referred to as meth.

According to AP, Auckland City Mission had already begun tracing some of the over 300 families that had received the sweets which had earlier been donated by a member of the public.

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