In a statement shared with the BBC, chief superintendent Stuart Bell urged potential customers to steer clear of the illicit sweets: “Please do not buy or consume these products.
According to the report, the unnamed woman – along with her 21-year-old friend, also unnamed – had the sweets delivered to her home last Tuesday , with the order placed through a messaging app.
According to Bell, the sweets that caused the women to become ill were delivered in packages labelled as Trrlli Peachie O’s.
Leon Brown, a 37-year-old man from South Norwood, was arrested over the incident, and appeared in custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Monday .
Upon his arrest, Brown was reportedly found with “a large quantity of cash” and various other psychoactive edibles.