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Virginia high school students accused of selling magic mushroom candy bars

By and FOX 5 DC Digital Team
Updated  February 27, 2025 10:59am EST
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The Brief

    • Two 17-year-old students at Hylton High School face charges for distributing candy bars allegedly laced with psilocybin mushrooms.
    • The candy was sold to another student on February 14, and a parent alerted the school after finding the candy in a student's possession.
    • The students are charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
    • Authorities are investigating how the students obtained the drugs.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. - Two 17-year-old students at Hylton High School are facing charges after allegedly distributing candy bars laced with a controlled substance on school grounds, authorities said.

Drug-laced candy bars

The backstory:

The School Resource Officer (SRO) was notified on Feb. 19 around noon after a parent found the candy bars in a student's possession and contacted the school and police.

According to investigators, the two students sold the candy bars — suspected to contain psilocybin mushrooms — to another student on Feb. 14. 

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Prince William County Police Department

Police determined that the pair brought the candy bars to school with the intent to distribute them.

Both students, a boy and a girl from Woodbridge, were charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Their names have not been released due to their ages.

Authorities are continuing to investigate how the students obtained the substance.

The Source: Prince William County Police Department

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