GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) – Police in Grand Chute are investigating after a mother claims she found drugs in a box of markers she had just bought for her son.
The mother bought the box of markers at the Walmart in Grand Chute about a month ago.
It wasn’t until this week that her son emptied out the box.
And along with the markers, a prescription drug strip also fell out.
Police say the drug is called Suboxone.
The strip, which is placed under the tongue, is used to treat opiate addictions.
The mother shared her story on Facebook — and the post has been shared thousands of times.
Grand Chute Police Chief Greg Peterson says they are still trying to figure out how the drugs got there.
“It’s a prescription narcotic. It ended up in a box of Crayolas for a child, so clearly we have to take that seriously. But we don’t have any idea how it got there, how long it had been on the shelf, when they stocked the shelf with that product.”
Walmart released this statement about the incident:
“We never want our customers or associates feeling unsafe, whether they’re shopping in our stores or through the products they buy. We appreciate Grand Chute Police bringing the discovery to our attention and have found no problems after checking the remaining stock in our store.”
Grand Chute Police say they haven’t seen a situation like this before.
They believe it is an isolated incident.
