Teenage boy, 16, charged over alleged cannabis lollies ingested by students at western suburbs school
A teenage boy is accused of making and then selling THC-laced gummies at a western suburbs school, which saw students being hospitalised after allegedly consuming them.
Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with possessing and selling prohibited drugs after cannabis-laced gummies were allegedly ingested by students at a Western suburbs school, prompting an urgent warning from police on Wednesday evening.
It is alleged the 16-year-old manufactured the cannabis lollies and sold three to a student on Tuesday.
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After ingesting the gummies — that allegedly contained the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis — the pair required hospitalisation.
The duo were taken to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on Tuesday after school and discharged about 11pm.
The school then alerted police on Wednesday, and later that day, a search of the boy’s home in Dalkeith was carried out.
The 16-year-old was taken into custody and has since been laid with multiple charges, including possessing and selling a prohibited drug, preparing a prohibited drug for use, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was bailed and will appear at the Perth Children’s Court on September 5.
“There are no further public health concerns, and the matter is believed to be contained at this time,” police said on Thursday.
Following the alleged incident, police urged anyone who may have eaten the gummies and was feeling unwell to seek medical advice urgently and anyone else in possession of the THC-laced lollie not to eat them.
