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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amelia Neath

Fourth grade students hospitalised after being given fentanyl-laced gummies

Amherst County Sheriff’s Office

Seven elementary school students in Virginia ate gummy bears that were in a sandwich bag that tested positive for fentanyl after one child brought them into school to share.

Five of the seven fourth graders were taken to hospital but have since recovered, Lieutenant Dallas Hill from the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference on Wednesday.

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