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3-year-old US girl brings 14 bags of pot to school

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Press Trust of India New York
A 3-year-old girl accidentally brought 14 bags of marijuana to school in US, which was stuffed in her backpack by a family friend.

The toddler arrived at her Harlem day care center here carrying 14 bags of marijuana in her pink Minnie Mouse backpack, police said.

According to police, a friend of the girl's father was arrested after admitting the marijuana was his, 'New York Daily News' reported.

The school administration called up police, who found a "substantial" amount of marijuana in the child's backpack.

The stash was packaged in freezer bags, as well as several sandwich-sized bags, police said.
 

Police questioned the girl after which she was returned to her parents.

The pot belonged to 24-year-old Kelly Mena, who was charged with criminal possession of marijuana and criminal sale of marijuana, police said.

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First Published: Sep 29 2013 | 5:20 PM IST

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