The Child Protection Unit has confirmed that they are currently investigating three reports of children ingesting marijuana that were included in food items consumed. The incident occurred in the Central and Northern Division within the last twenty four hours.

“Five children from Chaguanas Policing district consumed brownies that a student brought to school as part of Valentine’s Day celebration; one child from Couva Policing District, bought the item from a vendor outside the school. The students were taken to the hospital where they were attended to and discharged.
In Northern Division one week ago two students consumed marijuana in a suck-a-bag. One child purchased the item from a man she met on Instagram and subsequently made the purchase of two suck-a-bags for fifty dollars TT at the Arima Dial. She then shared the item with a friend at school they were taken to seek medical attention and later discharged.”