Methamphetamine-Laced Candy Handed Out at New Zealand Food Bank

Three people have been treated at an Auckland hospital after accidentally consuming the narcotics, which contained up to 300 times a regular dose.

Some of the methamphetamine seized by the Australian Federal Police when they intercepted a "black" flight in from PNG to Queensland in March 2023. AFP

A food bank in New Zealand has unwittingly been handing out sweets laced with potentially lethal doses of methamphetamine in its food parcels, it was revealed on Aug. 14.

The Auckland City Mission charity stated that staff had begun contacting up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets, which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers.