{"id":1406,"date":"2019-10-30T09:52:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T15:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2019-10-30T09:52:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T15:52:04","slug":"parents-to-check-childrens-halloween-candy-before-consumed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/30\/parents-to-check-childrens-halloween-candy-before-consumed\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents to Check Children&#8217;s  Halloween Candy Before Consumed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/THC-candy-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/THC-candy-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/THC-candy-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/THC-candy.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>Photo By Samantha Garza<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Halloween_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday\nOctober 18, Edinburg\u2019s special investigation unit and SWAT team executed a search\nwarrant and found two kilos of edibles and over one pound of marijuana: to\ninclude THC candy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edinburg PD Public Information officer, Arielle Benedict urges parents to check their children\u2019s Halloween candy, since a child would not be able to see the difference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cWe want to stress to the community that Halloween is coming up and it\u2019s important for the parents to check the candy before the kids eat the candy. The kids might get candy like this in their bags and they would not know the difference, and it\u2019s very dangerous for a child to consume THC edibles.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a020-year-old Suspect Edwin Mercado was taken into custody and charged with Manufacture and Delivery of a Controlled Substance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International Business Freshman, Indira de la Cruz says distributors\ndon\u2019t see the harm that they are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cI just think that like the people who, like, weed in like the candies, they don\u2019t have a heart. They don\u2019t see the harm they are making in like, kids and families, or like even in elderly people.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Edinburg<strong> <\/strong>PD stresses for the community to remain cautious and vigilant with their children on Halloween night. 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