POTATO CHIPS SEASONED WITH COCAINE IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - School children in north-central Mexico
received cocaine instead of salt with their potato chips until
authorities put a halt to it, Mexican TV reported Thursday. In San
Luis Potosi, homemade potato chips sold outside a downtown school came
with small packets of white powder wrapped in plastic.

It may be salt, but after a few complaints Health Ministry officials
analyzed the substance and found it to be cocaine, the Televisa
network reported. So far no arrests have been made, but local
education officials have taken to searching the backpacks of students
as they enter school grounds, Televisa said.

Checked-by: Patrick Henry