May 16, 2023, 23:00 PM
May 16, 2023, 23:00 PM
The Ombudsman for Children and Adolescents was pronounced this Tuesday after three adolescents were surprised in an educational unit in the capital of Santa Cruz trading brownies that inside, presumably, contained marijuana.
Alexander Salazar, head of the Ombudsman for Children and Adolescents, reported that heThe three students are between the ages of 15 and 17which is why they are imputable before the law due to their age, although the decision to define their legal situation corresponds to a judge for minors.
He explained that once they became aware of the case, which was denounced by the director of the educational establishment located in Parque Urbano, they acted ex officio and received the minors to begin the psychological assessment.
Subsequently, they were transferred in the company of their parents to the Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (Felcn) to provide your information statement.
Salazar noted that samples were taken from the chocolate food, so that are processed in a laboratory and the study determines if the dessert contained controlled substances. The exam could come out in 24 hours.
“This is in the hands of the Prosecutor’s Office, we are going to wait for the results, if so (if it tested positive for marijuana) the Prosecutor’s Office will surely make the complaint and we will adhere,” he said.
According to the report provided by the director, There are between 10 and 17 students who bought and consumed the brownieand then they were sent home.
“I called the Ombudsman, we suspect (that it contains controlled substances) because of the price of Bs. 15 and the reaction of the student when the product was found, because she got nervous. They are high school students, in the educational unit it is forbidden to sell food ”, she expressed to the media.
Salazar stated that the three girls were well organizedsince one prepared the cake, the second marketed and the third provided the money to buy the products.
He indicated that as a result of the psychological interviews carried out, one of those involved who prepared the brownies did not have parental supervisionbecause her mother worked all day, a situation that she took advantage of to cook the food.
“We urge parents to keep an eye on their children, to have talks to find out what they are doing,” he said.
