
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, June 19, 1993                   TAG: 9306190102
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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PEPSI-SCARE ARRESTS RISING

The Pepsi-Cola Co. declared its needle-in-the-can scare over Friday, as police arrested people all over the country for falsely claiming they'd found dangerous objects in their drinks.

According to local reports compiled by The Associated Press, more than 50 cases of alleged tampering had been reported in at least 23 states.

As of Friday, there had been more than a dozen arrests and confessions of false reports.

Most complaints involved hypodermic needles or syringes allegedly found in Pepsi cans. But other items were also reported, including a crack cocaine vial, screws, a bullet and a glob of dark brown goo.

- Associated Press

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