Police In Canada Investigate Pill Found In Bulk Vending Machine

VILLE DE GATINEAU, QC, Canada -- Police officials in Ville de Gatineau, a city in western Quebec, have issued a warning regarding bulk venders after what appeared to be a prescription pill was found inside a vended capsule with candy. According to a statement by local law enforcement, the machine that vended the suspicious pill on Mar. 3 was located in the Galeries Aylmer shopping mall.

The ongoing investigation has included interviews with the bulk vending patron and retail establishments where vending machines are placed. Police are consulting with a pharmacologist to determine whether the mysterious pill is dangerous.

PILL MYSTERY:A prescription pill somehow made its way into a bulk capsule in Canada. Police have warned parents to be on the alert when making purchases from bulk vending machines. Photo courtesy of Gatineau Police.