#capitalreports Children as young as ten have been caught with drugs in school in the East Midlands

Police figures show more than 2,000 cases of illegal drugs being found in schools in the last four years, including a 10-year-old with cannabis on them in Leicestershire. The youngest children with drugs were 8. A 19-year-old mum was also found with cannabis on school premises in Leicestershire.Class A drugs like as heroin and crack cocaine are among the illegal substances found. Substance Misuse Officer for Leicestershire Police, Stacey McSharry, has told Capital a lot of work is being done in schools to educate kids about the dangers of drugs: