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2mo ago

Ketamine Identified After Pupil Brings White Powder to Villejuif School

Authorities say tests confirmed the drug, prompting a criminal probe into how it reached the classroom.

Au total, 25 enfants ont inhalé la substance. [Adrien NOWAK / Hans Lucas via AFP]
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"L'enfant en question avait ramené une poudre" : que s'est-il passé à Villejuif, où un écolier a trouvé un sachet de kétamine ?

Overview

  • At Marcel Cachin elementary in Villejuif, several children felt unwell Tuesday after a classmate brought a packet of white powder to class.
  • The Paris police mobile lab tested the substance on site and confirmed it was ketamine, and no child was taken to the hospital.
  • The Créteil prosecutor opened a judicial inquiry, and police are interviewing the pupil who said he found the packet near the metro.
  • Accounts of exposure differ, with TF1 citing five children affected, AFP via Europe 1 reporting 25, and Franceinfo relaying that the prosecutor and the Créteil academy said pupils did not inhale it.
  • Ketamine is an anesthetic that, in acute exposure, can cause nausea, vomiting, fainting, and spikes in blood pressure, which poses greater risk for children.