THC-Laced Treats Should Have Parents On Guard, Cops Say

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The St. Petersburg Police Department is issuing a warning to Tampa Bay area parents after a Monday incident that sent several Boca Ciega High School students in Gulfport to the hospital following their consumption of marijuana-laced gummy treats.

“St. Petersburg Vice and Narcotics Division confiscated a number of THC-laced treats during an ongoing investigation,” the agency wrote in an email to media Tuesday, following the announcement of arrests of students at the Gulfport high school. “These are marshmallow/cereal type treats, gummies, and lollipops laced with high concentrations of THC.”

While the agency wouldn’t comment on its ongoing investigation, it did share a video that displays the laced treats. One of the police department’s undercover detectives narrates that video.

“In light of the recent arrests by the Gulfport Police Department, we want to release photos and video of the treats as a warning to parents,” the email said. “Please be on the look-out for suspicious snacks.”

Gulfport Police have been investigating an incident involving laced gummy candies that occurred on the Boca Ciega High School campus on Monday. Five students were hospitalized after eating the candy, which field-tested positive for marijuana. All five teens have since been released from the hospital.

Two teenage girls from St. Petersburg were arrested in relation to the Boca Ciega High incident, Gulfport police said Tuesday. A third arrest is pending.

Photo courtesy of the St. Petersburg Police Department

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