A court in Western Australia's South West has heard that a teenager who pleaded guilty to giving an unsuspecting fellow high school student a hallucinogenic lollipop has since been expelled.
The boy, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to three drug charges in a WA children's court including supplying a psychoactive substance.
Magistrate Benjamin Tyers was told the boy gave another student at school the lollipop containing synthetic cannabinoids in August.
The other student soon started suffering an adverse reaction and reported a rapid heartbeat and distorted vision. He was then told by friends he had ingested drugs.
Police were called and a search of another address uncovered three drug-laced lollipops, as well as 25 tabs of LSD, and a small amount of the psychedelic drug, DMT.
Mobile phone footage of the boy preparing the lollipops, as well as messages about the lollipops were also uncovered.
Magistrate Tyers noted the boy had suffered other punishments, as he had been officially excluded from the school by the Director-General of Education in WA.
The court was told the boy had to complete the year by homeschooling and look for re-enrolment at another school.
Magistrate Tyers ordered the boy to continue with counselling and referred the boy to the juvenile justice team noting the lack of a significant record or of any re-offending since charges were laid.
"The juvenile justice team is not a soft option," he warned, and added if the boy continued to engage with the team the charges could be dismissed.
Drug warning
The case comes four months after South West police issued a warning to parents about drug-laced lollipops in the community following the incident.
South West Superintendent Geoff Stewart said police would continue to crack down on drugs.
"We appreciate the ongoing support from the community who provide us with information around this.
"Anything we can do to reduce pain and misery on any family or community member is what we are about and we will continue to do so."
