Six women taken to hospital after allegedly eating cannabis cookies have been cautioned by police for breaching South Australia’s coronavirus restrictions.
Key points:
- Five of the women were found unconscious at a property in SA’s south-east
- Their gathering allegedly breached lockdown restrictions
- A man has been charged after allegedly spitting at a police officer
Emergency services arrived at a Millicent address, in the state’s south-east, about 9:30pm on Saturday to find five of the women unconscious and another of them ill.
The women, aged in their late teens to mid-20s, were taken to the Millicent and District Hospital for treatment.
Police said all of them had consumed cannabis cookies, and had breached the Emergency Management Act by gathering in a home before restrictions eased at midnight.
Cannabis and drug equipment was allegedly found at the home of a 24-year-old Millicent man, who was reported for supplying a controlled drug.
“When five people lose consciousness because of something they’ve consumed it is alarming,” Limestone Coast superintendent Phil Hoff said.
“Our priority was to establish if these cookies had been further distributed to ensure no-one else was at risk — thankfully it appears not.”
Police said the matter was still being investigated, and items seized would be subjected to…