Boy has drugs in class; parents arrested

Published: Feb. 26, 2008 at 6:24 PM

TRENTON, N.J., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The parents of a 7-year-old boy who was found with 70 grams of crack cocaine inside a New Jersey school have been arrested, police say.

The boy's two uncles were also arrested Monday after he brought the drugs to Parker Elementary School in Trenton, WABC-TV reported Tuesday.

Police say The Division of Youth and Family Services has taken custody of boy and his 10-year-old sister, who reported the drugs to the principal's office.

Those arrested have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and drug offenses, WABC reported.

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