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Authorities seize thousands of suspected fentanyl pills hidden at Los Angeles airport
NPR ^ | October 20, 2022

Posted on 10/20/2022 4:53:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Authorities on Wednesday seized thousands of suspected fentanyl pills hidden in candy boxes at Los Angeles International Airport.

Someone tried to go through security screening with some snacks and bags of candy at about 7:30 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.

"However, it was discovered that inside the 'Sweetarts', 'Skittles', and 'Whoppers' candy boxes were fentanyl pills," the statement said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: candy; drugs; fentanyl

1 posted on 10/20/2022 4:53:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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2 posted on 10/20/2022 4:54:17 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Hand them out on death row...


3 posted on 10/20/2022 4:54:51 PM PDT by TheDon (Resist the usurpers)
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Didn’t the media just say this was a myth last week?


4 posted on 10/20/2022 4:55:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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ow dare they blaspheme Skittles!


5 posted on 10/20/2022 4:56:34 PM PDT by EEGator
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The missus bought Skittles to give out for Halloween. I ate one bag for myself. Darn are they good! But they seem like they’ll rot teeth faster than a can of Coke.


6 posted on 10/20/2022 4:59:33 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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They’re like crack. I can eat them until I feel unwell.
For some reason Skittles, Sweetarts, and Smarties are the Devil to me...

I dig Fun Dip! too.


7 posted on 10/20/2022 5:03:44 PM PDT by EEGator
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no milk duds?


8 posted on 10/20/2022 5:04:44 PM PDT by mylife (And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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To: nickcarraway; All
Having lived through the 'opioid epidemic' and losing a nephew to it permanently, as well as a MARRIAGE and a (recovered!) Step-son, I want to once again take this opportunity to THANK Mother Government for always putting the health and safety and well-being of her American Citizens before all else.

*SPIT*

It happened to us; it CAN happen to you. Educate your children. Spy on them! Take their phones away! Keep them away from any of their 'friends' (or their parents!) that give you a bad vibe. Do whatever it takes to keep them safe. We. Are. On. Our. Own.

9 posted on 10/20/2022 5:13:25 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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That’s not what whoppers look like?


10 posted on 10/20/2022 5:18:30 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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“Thousands”? Must have been a slow day.


11 posted on 10/20/2022 5:21:27 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan (CNN)
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Hand them out at all the homeless camps and skid row


12 posted on 10/20/2022 5:29:23 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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What a horrible, cruel, thought. All those disabled and mentally ill homeless veterans outside the fence of the Veterans Hospital go from “no man left behind” to “here— die now”.


13 posted on 10/20/2022 6:52:05 PM PDT by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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