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One-Year-Old Hospitalized in Asturias After Suspected Cocaine Ingestion

Police opened an inquiry to determine how the child was exposed.

Overview

  • A rapid hospital screen indicated cocaine in a one-year-old who is hospitalized, a test that usually needs lab confirmation.
  • Clinicians alerted the Principado de Asturias and the Guardia Civil, which triggered emergency child protection steps.
  • Regional authorities removed guardianship from both parents and assumed temporary custody.
  • The Guardia Civil and a local court opened an inquiry into how exposure happened, with the Judicial Police in Llanes leading.
  • The father brought the child in after a scheduled visit under a separation agreement, a detail investigators are reviewing.