PHILIPSBURG--The mother of a fourteen-year-old student came to the police station to discuss an incident that occurred last week. Police said the woman had said her son was attending class at a secondary school on Thursday November 2, and in the afternoon he started to feel unwell and needed medical attention.
He was taken to St. Maarten Medical Center where he was treated. It turned out that he was possibly drugged by an unknown person or persons. The victim was allowed to go home the next day and his condition is stable.
“This is a very serious case and the Juvenile Department of the police is investigating the matter,” the police said.
The police inform the public, in particular parents of students attending secondary schools, to be aware of this information and talk to their children about drugs on the market.
“Never accept food or drinks that might contain drugs or were unattended for a while, to prevent being drugged,” stated police in a press statement on Monday night.
The police urge all parents to go on the Internet and type-in the word “XTC” to read more about this very dangerous drug and its effect.
