State Police open check over needle found in Halloween candy

Latvia's State Police (Valsts policija) have opened a departmental check, known in Latvian as a "resorisko pārbaude", after a needle was found in a sweet given as a gift to someone celebrating Halloween. A departmental check is an internal review by the institution to establish the circumstances and decide on further steps.

The announcement states only that the check has been started and that the needle was found in candy given to a Halloween celebrant. The source does not say where or when it happened, who gave the sweet, whether anyone was hurt, or what the next stages of the check will be.

This report will be updated if more information becomes available once the results of the check are made public.