Bag of meth found on shelf in toy section of Maine store
A small bag of methamphetamine was left on a shelf in a Madawaska store's toy section, police said.
The bag was turned over to police on Sunday morning, police said. Officers declined to name the store where the bag was found.
Police said the store's employees did not know when the bag could have been placed there, but officers said there was enough methamphetamine in the bag for a child to ingest.
Police tested the substance and determined it was methamphetamine. They ask anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
A meth overdose can cause convulsions, heart attack, stroke and death, according to the DEA.
Maine police have expressed their concern about the rise of small meth labs and mobile meth labs being found across the state.
Maine drug agents made 63 arrests in 2018 for the sale or manufacture of methamphetamine.
The total number of meth-related deaths was 26 in 2018.