Drugs found in toy sold at Brampton Target
By Shawn Jeffords, Toronto Sun First posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 01:16 PM EST | Updated: Friday, February 13, 2015 08:07 PM EST
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TORONTO -- Peel Regional Police are investigating after marijuana was found inside a toy bought at a Brampton Target.
Const. Thomas Ruttan said Peel Regional Police were contacted Thursday evening by a family who bought a toy from the department store. When they opened the package they found a shrink-wrapped bag full of marijuana.
“We did a search of the store to determine if there were any more drugs in packages there,” he said. “At that point, we didn’t locate any more.”
Ruttan would not comment on the quantity or street value of the drugs. Police are now working with store management to examine security footage, he said.
“We’ll take a look at the sales of the store to determine when this package was purchased, whether not it was a return, that sort of thing. We’ll take a look at all the different aspects of what could have taken place and then go from there.”
Ruttan said while drug dealers sometimes use sophisticated schemes to pass packages, this is surprising.
“I think people should be surprised by it,” he said. “Let’s hope that our society hasn’t gone that far that we’re not surprised by things like this.”
By Shawn Jeffords, Toronto Sun First posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 01:16 PM EST | Updated: Friday, February 13, 2015 08:07 PM EST
Do you know the family in this case? If so, we want to hear from you. Contact reporter Shawn Jeffords at 416-947-2284 or by email atshawn.jeffords@sunmedia.ca
TORONTO -- Peel Regional Police are investigating after marijuana was found inside a toy bought at a Brampton Target.
Const. Thomas Ruttan said Peel Regional Police were contacted Thursday evening by a family who bought a toy from the department store. When they opened the package they found a shrink-wrapped bag full of marijuana.
“We did a search of the store to determine if there were any more drugs in packages there,” he said. “At that point, we didn’t locate any more.”
Ruttan would not comment on the quantity or street value of the drugs. Police are now working with store management to examine security footage, he said.
“We’ll take a look at the sales of the store to determine when this package was purchased, whether not it was a return, that sort of thing. We’ll take a look at all the different aspects of what could have taken place and then go from there.”
Ruttan said while drug dealers sometimes use sophisticated schemes to pass packages, this is surprising.
“I think people should be surprised by it,” he said. “Let’s hope that our society hasn’t gone that far that we’re not surprised by things like this.”
The family found a shrink-wrapped bag full containing this marijuana inside the toy. (Peel Regional Police handout)
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