Four Year Old Handed Out Cocaine At Newark Daycare, Thought It Was Candy

Police said the boy's father, afraid of getting caught with cocaine, had hidden it in his son's pockets and told him it was candy.
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A 4-year-old Newark boy handed out cocaine to his friends at a Newark daycare center. Police said the boy's father, afraid of getting caught with cocaine, had hidden it in his son's pockets and told him it was candy. Once it was discovered that the boy had passed out cocaine, he and three classmates were rushed to the hospital. They did not get sick and were released to their parents. The dad was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, drug possession, intent to distribute and more... See the full story by The Star-Ledger on NJ.com.

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