Look out for strawberry sherbert, it might be laced
JOBURG – Anti-Drug Alliance has issued a warning to the public to be cautious when buying any strawberry sherbert.
The Anti-Drug Alliance has been completely inundated with calls from concerned parents regarding the insert on Carte Blanche on 25 January.
In the insert, it was established that ‘Strawberry Quick’ is indeed a drug that in reality, does exist!
It has been established that drug dealers are targeting primary school children with this drug.
There is a number of different flavours, and confidential sources known to the Anti-Drug Alliance have confirmed that each flavour has a different potency.
What is known at this stage is that a number of primary schools in the greater Johannesburg area have been targeted.
At this stage, Anti-Drug Alliance is working day and night in alliance with a number of sources to establish which schools have been targeted.
The public is urged to assist the organisation by bringing forward any information that could help.
People can contact this non-profit organisation if there is a child that has experienced any of the signs or symptoms after purchasing any type of sweet from street vendors outside or around school.
Below is list of some signs or symptoms that your child might experience:
Heart palpitations
Extreme chattiness and hyper activity that is not normal for your child
Dilated pupils
Dry mouth or consuming a lot of liquids
Dizziness
Listlessness
Rapid mood swings or paranoia
Little or no sleep after consuming the sweets.
We require you to have the following information available:
Your name and contact details
The school’s name if at all possible and a sample of the sweet.
The organisation has tested a few samples, and the sweet straw looks just like any other, and very innocent.
These samples had around 30 per cent crystal methamphetamine mixed with food colouring, flavouring and sugar.
At this stage, the public is urged to be on the lookout for these and similar looking sweets.
On 28 January, they confirmed that packets of sherbet laced with trace amounts of cocaine were also being sold in the northern suburbs of
Johannesburg.
One child has already been rushed to hospital after ingesting this sherbet.
Should you have any information that can lead to the arrest of a dealer or manufacturer of these sweets, the public is urged to contact the
Anti-Drug Alliance.
Details: Anti Drug Alliance, info@antidrugalliance.com or
081 577 7715.
