A Chicago man was arrested this week after handing out gummy bears to kids on Halloween that may have been contaminated with cannabis.
According to police and a local report, Jarod Feilen (25) claimed that he “ran out of candy,” and resorted to the drugged sweets.
An alert parent and grandparent discovered the suspicious candy and turned the packages over to police, the South Chicago Heights Police Department said.
The yellow gummy bears were packaged in wrappers with no branding or print, in clear shrink film over silver foil with a black back panel.
“I was walking down the street and someone commented that someone was handing out black packets of marijuana gummies,” one local dad said.
“I checked my 4-year-old daughter’s bag and yes, I found three packets of gummies that smelled like marijuana.”
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