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Possible presence of fentanyl in Halloween candy in central Alberta prompts police warning

Alberta RCMP encourages parents and guardians to take extra precautions after Halloween candy in Rocky Mountain House indicates “a presumptive positive test for the presence of fentanyl"
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RCMP in Rocky Mountain House are encouraging parents across Alberta to exercise extra caution checking their children's Halloween hauls after a concerned parent discovered a substance in an opened package that Mounties say preliminary tests indicate could be fentanyl. Photo courtesy of RCMP

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. – The possible discovery of fentanyl in an opened Halloween candy package has prompted Mounties to encourage parents across the province to closely monitor their children’s haul.

On Wednesday, Nov. 2, RCMP in Rocky Mountain House responded to a report from a parent who had expressed concerns upon discovering an opened package in their child’s pile of candy.

“Inside the package, they observed three pieces of a dark unknown substance,” reads a portion of an initial press release issued by police earlier this morning, on Nov. 3.

Police described the substance as “rather obvious with no intent to camouflage it in the candy.”

As preliminary tests were unable to identify the substance, RCMP sent a sample for analysis.

Early results from tests conducted on the substance by members of the Alberta RCMP Forensic Identification Section indicate “a presumptive positive test for the presence of fentanyl,” police said in an update several hours later.

“The material is being sent urgently to the RCMP Laboratory where investigators will have further tests performed.”

Police called the situation concerning and are encouraging parents to take extra precautions checking all of the candy their children obtained on Halloween while the RCMP continues to investigate the circumstances behind the incident.

The candy in the case was obtained on Halloween in a large geographical area in Rocky Mountain House.

“Unsealed candy should be immediately disposed of,” police said.

Anyone who should find something suspicious in their children’s Halloween haul is also encouraged to contact either the Rocky Mountain House RCMP or their local department.

“Parents should report any tampering of candy to their local police.”


Simon Ducatel

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Simon Ducatel joined Mountain View Publishing in 2015 after working for the Vulcan Advocate since 2007, and graduated among the top of his class from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's journalism program in 2006.
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