New Zealand charity apologizes after giving out meth-laced candy

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00:00Police in New Zealand are racing to trace sweets containing potentially lethal doses of methamphetamine

00:07after they were given out by a charity in Auckland.

00:10Up to 400 people may have received the candies from Auckland City Mission as part of a food parcel.

00:16At least three people, including a child, needed medical attention after tasting the candy.

00:22The charity says the sweets were donated anonymously by a member of the public in a sealed retail package.

00:29Police say there was no suggestion of wrongdoing by the charity,

00:33but believe the candies were the by-product of an international drug trafficking operation.

00:39Forensic testing has been carried out with one of the lollies,

00:42and you heard earlier today that some other testing by other agencies has been carried out also already

00:49with the confirmation that it is methamphetamine.

00:53Police are treating these lollies as fully contaminated until we can prove otherwise.

00:59It is vital they are taken out of circulation as soon as possible.

01:04We are aware of three people that have sought medical assistance as a result.

01:10None are currently in hospital.