'Extremely concerning': Elementary student finds packet of fentanyl on Nanaimo school grounds

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.