(Reuters) -- A four-year-old U.S. boy who announced to his teacher at school snack time that he wanted to share pulled nine bags of marijuana out of his jacket pocket, police said on Wednesday.

Police in Meriden, Conn., were called to Hanover Elementary School Tuesday afternoon after the young special needs student displayed the drugs, authorities said.

Meriden police said the nine individually wrapped bags of marijuana appeared prepared for sale.

Hanover Elementary School principal Miguel Cardona called it an extremely unfortunate and isolated incident that was not witnessed by any other students.

What's so disheartening is this is really an adult issue and problem and adult behavior put a student at risk, Meriden schools superintendent Mark Benigni told Reuters.

This student had no idea what he brought to school or what the substance was, he added.

Authorities are not releasing the names of the student or parents and police said there is a possibility for arrests pending the outcome of the investigation.

The Department of Children and Families is also looking into the incident.

(Reporting By Lauren Keiper. Editing by Paul Thomasch)