Police in West Chester, PA., seized more than 40 lbs of THC laced candy from a West Chester University campus apartment.

My Fox Philly reports that the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced the seizure in a press release.

"With Halloween just around the corner, the last thing we want to see is drug-laced candy hitting the streets," Chief Deputy District Attorney Patrick Carmody was quoted as saying in the release. "This was good work by the police to pick off this load of drugs before it went to college students or kids."

The campus police chief says West Chester University "takes drug use and drug distribution very seriously," adding that he's proud of the work his officers did in finding and taking the drugs.

According to officials, the investigation started when police found several university students in a car on campus. The smell of marijuana was coming from the car, they say, and questioning the occupants led investigators to the South New Street apartment.

Officials say the candies were in sizes ranging from small, hard pieces to those the size of a small orange, and they were wrapped in groups of plastic bags for easier sale and distribution.

"This appears to be an isolated incident, and we have seized all of the drugs involved," Carmody said. "But it is a good time to remind parents to check the candy collected by their children during the Halloween and to discard anything that looks suspicious. We want all of our kids to stay safe."