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Car Wash Staff Fall Ill After Eating Mystery Sweets
29 Mar
Summary
- Two car wash employees became ill after consuming sweets.
- Emergency services, including police and paramedics, attended the scene.
- Sweets are now believed to have contained THC, a cannabis compound.
Emergency services responded to Super Wash on Stockport Road in Longsight, Manchester, following reports of two staff members falling ill. Paramedics assessed the individuals, who were subsequently taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons.
The incident was initially treated as a potential poisoning. It is understood that the affected employees had consumed sweets reportedly given to them by a customer.
Further investigation suggested the sweets may have contained THC, the psychoactive compound found in cannabis. No crime was recorded, and no evidence of poisoning was found.
Both individuals have since been discharged from the hospital. The car wash facility declined to comment on the incident.
