A BABY has been rushed to the hospital in northern Spain after testing positive for cocaine.  

The 19-months-old toddler was admitted at the Grande Covian Hospital in Arriondas with symptoms consistent with drug ingestion, shortly after the child arrived on Wednesday.

The baby’s father brought him to the medical centre, fearing possible poisoning after picking up his child from his ex-partner’s house.

Medical staff quickly carried out toxicology tests and confirmed the presence of cocaine in the baby’s system.

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They immediately alerted social services and the Guardia Civil, who moved fast to respond.

Officials from the Principality of Asturias stepped in within hours and took the child into care as a precaution.

Police in Llanes have launched an investigation to determine how the baby came into contact with the drug.

The parents, who live in eastern Asturias, are in the process of separating. 

Guardia Civil ordered that custody be withdrawn from both of them.

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