Coverage dated August 13, 2024

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida

A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its...

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  1. NBC 6 South Florida

    Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its...

  2. Wyoming Public Media

    New Zealand food bank unknowingly distributed meth in candy (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take and could be lethal, according to a drug checking and policy organization.

  3. The Boston Globe

    A charity gave donated candy to families. It turned out to be meth. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Authorities in New Zealand are investigating after candies containing a potentially lethal concentration of methamphetamine were donated to an Auckland charity and distributed into the community.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    Food bank accidently gives out 'meth candy' in New Zealand (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    A charity in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with methamphetamine after the sweets were donated by the public.

  5. CNN

    High doses of meth found in candy handed out to over 300 families in New Zealand (opens CNN)

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    A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with potentially lethal doses of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public.

  6. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    New Zealand food bank distributes candy made from a potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public.

  7. Digital Journal

    Meth found in sweets handed out by New Zealand charity (opens Digital Journal)

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    Pineapple sweets dished out by a New Zealand charity have tested positive for potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine, police said Wednesday,

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Meth found in candy distributed by New Zealand charity – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A potentially lethal dose of the highly addictive and illegal narcotic was discovered in a batch of sweets donated to a food bank.

  9. Al Jazeera

    New Zealand foodbank hands out meth-laced sweets (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Hundreds of packages containing pineapple candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of the drug were distributed.

  10. New York Times

    New Zealand Charity Accidentally Gives Away Meth Disguised as Candy (opens New York Times)

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    Police were racing to recover the fake sweets, each of which contained up to 300 doses of methamphetamine. Three people sought medical attention.

  11. Time

    New Zealand Charity Unknowingly Distributed Meth-laced Candy (opens Time)

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    A charity working with people experiencing homelessness in New Zealand called Auckland City Mission revealed that it had unknowingly distributed sweets that contained lethal doses of methamphetamine.

  12. The Daily Caller

    REPORT: Charity In New Zealand Unwittingly Gave People Candies Laced With Meth (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Auckland City Mission, a New Zealand-based food bank, unknowingly gave members of the public candies laced with methamphetamine.

  13. New York Post

    Food bank accidentally hands out meth-laced candies worth $600 each to the homeless (opens New York Post)

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    An Aukland, New Zealand food bank is trying to track down potentially lethal packages of meth-laced candies that were accidentally distributed to the homeless.

  14. Fox News

    New Zealand food bank mistakenly distributes 'potentially lethal' amount of meth disguised as candy (opens Fox News)

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    Auckland City Mission, a charity in New Zealand, unknowingly distributed solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers, according to authorities.

  15. NBC News

    New Zealand charity distributes candies with potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A New Zealand charity that works with low-income people says it unknowingly distributed candies containing potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine.

  16. The Guardian

    New Zealand charity unknowingly gives out sweets with lethal levels of meth (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Up to 400 people received parcels that could contain the contaminated lolly as police open a criminal investigation

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