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19/03/2015
10-Year-Old Girl Finds Drugs In Playground
A girl has found a bag of drugs in a playground in Downpatrick, Co Down, police have confirmed.
The 10-year-old discovered the bag of white powder in a park on the Colmcille Road and took it to an adult.
The package was tested and contained the amphetamine known as speed.
A police officer posted on Facebook: "It's probably a parent's worst nightmare for their child to find something like this, never mind where they thought was a place of safety.
"Thankfully they had the sense to not open it, but to give it to a grown up!"
(CD/IT)
The 10-year-old discovered the bag of white powder in a park on the Colmcille Road and took it to an adult.
The package was tested and contained the amphetamine known as speed.
A police officer posted on Facebook: "It's probably a parent's worst nightmare for their child to find something like this, never mind where they thought was a place of safety.
"Thankfully they had the sense to not open it, but to give it to a grown up!"
(CD/IT)
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