Two people have been arrested and charged after seven Virginia elementary students ate gummy bears from a plastic baggie that later tested positive for the potentially deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.

At first, it seemed the students were having an allergic reaction to something they ate Tuesday, Amherst County Public Schools said. The sheriff’s office conducted a field test of the bag, which had “a positive reaction for fentanyl,” the school district said.

“Preliminary investigation shows the students ingested gummy bears from a plastic baggie. In that baggie contained a residue, and the residue tested positive for fentanyl,” sheriff’s spokesperson Lt. Dallas Hill told CNN.

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    11 months ago

    I know it’s wrong to judge people based on their appearances, but they look like they belong on Red Dead Redemption wanted posters.

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      11 months ago

      Yeah those shots look super weird.

      I assume the cops there had a guy or two who fancies themselves a photographer, and fucked with the angle and lighting until everybody looks like a cartoonish villian

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      11 months ago

      The photos are weird, but the people look totally normal. I wouldn’t think twice based on looks if they were elementary school teachers.