Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Report of Suspicious Halloween Candy in Walden; Tests Reveal No Narcotics Detected

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX -- On October 31, 2025, deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office received a call in the Walden Subdivision regarding a child who had ingested candy that reportedly had a white substance in the center of it. The child's parents promptly took them to a nearby fire station, where MCSO deputies were notified.

Out of an abundance of caution, the child was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where tests showed no presence of narcotics. The child has since been released.

Detectives from the Montgomery County Narcotics Enforcement Team are actively investigating this case today. Preliminary test results on the candy, conducted by detectives, show a negative result for any narcotics. The white substance in the candy tested positive for corn starch. The candy will be sent off to a DPS laboratory for more extensive testing.

As a reminder to all parents, regardless of where your child went trick-or-treating, please inspect all candy thoroughly. Any candy that is not in its original packaging or appears to have been tampered with in any way should be discarded immediately.