Pubdate: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 Source: Prince George Citizen (CN BC) Copyright: 2007 Prince George Citizen Contact: http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/350 Author: Frank Peebles, Citizen staff QUESNEL TODDLER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COCAINE RCMP were called to G.R. Baker Hospital around midnight Tuesday after a two-year-old child tested positive for cocaine intoxication. RCMP said medical screening tests on the child and its mother confirmed both had cocaine in their bodies. An investigation by the RCMP and the Ministry for Child and Family Development is underway. "This incident is particularly troubling given that one of the victims is a two-year-old child," said Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Gary Clark-Marlow. "The parents of the child are both known to police. Both are adult residents of Quesnel. The child has been placed into protective foster care pending the outcome of the investigation." Clark-Marlow said that it was still a mystery where the cocaine came from and how it was ingested. "This incident certainly demonstrates the dangers associated to the use and distribution of cocaine," he said. "It is fortunate that the results were not more tragic." To protect the identify of the child, the names of the parties involved are not being released. - --- MAP posted-by: Elaine