Five-year-old boy finds crystal meth in Kinder Surprise egg

A five-year-old boy discovered crystal meth instead of a toy when he opened a Kinder Surprise egg.

The child found the chocolate in a hedge while playing with his older brother in Limavady, Northern Ireland.

When he opened the treat, he found the white bitter-tasting crystalline powder, also known as crystal meth.

The boy handed the egg to his father, who then passed it on to police.

Methamphetamine is an addictive stimulant that gives users a euphoric high but can cause long-term brain damage.

In 2010, police arrested three men in a Birmingham house raid after finding crack cocaine hidden in a stash of Kinder Surprise eggs.