Two men were arrested after gardai seized a number of cannabis-laced jelly sweets in Dublin.
The arrests came following the search of a flat in The Liberties on Wednesday.
Two men were arrested and detained at Kevin Street Garda Station.
A garda spokesperson said: "'Cannabis Jellies' seized by Divisional Drugs Unit at Kevin Street Station during a search of a flat in the Dublin 8 area yesterday.
"Two males were arrested and detained at Kevin Street. As Halloween approaches gardai are again reminding the public of the dangers of these products."
Parents and guardians have been warned to remain extra vigilant about jelly sweets containing cannabis in the run up to Halloween.
These sweets contain a psychoactive cannabis component known as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and are packaged to resemble popular brands of jellies.
The FSAI is urging parents to be cautious as Halloween will bring an increased risk of people, particularly children, unwittingly consuming these types of sweets.
This year to date, it has been reported that six children under the age of ten have been hospitalised having accidentally consumed THC-containing products which looked like normal jelly sweets.
High concentrations (up to 50mg/jelly) of THC in these illicit edible sweets can pose serious health risks, particularly to teenagers and children of all ages whose neurological, physical and physiological development could be impacted negatively.
There are fears that children unaware of these dangers may eat more than one of these sweets which could result in an overdose.
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