Cocaine candy was destined for overseas

The cocaine that was found disguised as “Gold Finger” candy may have been destined for an overseas location but somehow ended up in a shop in White Water, North West District, where it was bought and consumed by three children, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud.

Updating the media on the investigation following the launch of this year’s Christmas Policing Plan on Monday, Persaud said that two persons are on bail as investigations continue into the discovery.

He explained that the drug was found was not hidden in the candy as was being reported in the media but rather it