Photo courtesy Fort St John RCMP

By Curtis Galbraith

RCMP

Fort St. John RCMP say pill found in Hallowe’en chocolate bar was a pain killer

Jan 20, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Fort St. John RCMP say a pill found in a chocolate bar just after Hallowe’en turned out to be a pain killer.

Police say chemical analysis on the pill says it was Ibuprofen.

Mounties got a report on November 1, 2022, of a white, circular pill found in a full-size chocolate bar.

“Placing an unknown pill inside a child’s treat undermines the safety and security of a neighbourhood but at least in this situation, the pill was found, and no child was harmed. This was an isolated incident and the parent that found the pill did the right thing by reporting it to police,” says Constable Chad Neustaeter, Media Relations Officer for the Fort St John RCMP, in a release from the detachment.

Police have not yet found where the suspicious bar came from.

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Anyone with information that can help in the investigation is asked to contact the Fort St John RCMP at 250-787-8100.

Anyone who wants to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.northernbccrimestoppers.ca.