'Extremely concerning': Elementary student finds packet of fentanyl on Nanaimo school grounds
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Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools is reminding students never to handle suspicious items after a packet containing fentanyl was found by an elementary school student and then taken home.
Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools is reminding students never to handle suspicious items after a packet containing fentanyl was found by an elementary school student and then taken home.
"It’s extremely concerning that this was found on a school site," said Dale Burgos, director of communications of the school district.
The incident happened Friday after school at École Quarterway Elementary on Bowen Road in Nanaimo.
A student found a packet containing a suspicious substance and took it home telling his parent immediately.
The parent, who doesn't want to be identified, took these photos of the suspicious substance in a plastic baggy with red dice on it.
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