Fentanyl mailed to election offices in four states: feds
About a dozen suspicious letters were sent to election offices in various states this week — with at least four confirmed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as containing deadly fentanyl, according to reports.
The letters warned the purpose of the missives was to “end elections now.”
“We are in charge now and there is no more need for them,” the letter writers said, according to an image of one of the letters obtained by ABC News.
It’s unclear if the letters were signed.
“In at least four instances, preliminary tests … indicated the presence of fentanyl,” the FBI said in a bulletin to local law enforcement around the country.
The letters were sent to offices in California, Georgia, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington state, CBS News reported.
At least one fentanyl-laced letter ended up in Washington State, according to the Spokane Police Department.
Officials in Pierce County, Washington said an election office there had received a letter which read “stop the election.”
“We’re working with our state and federal partners to determine if any additional Georgia officials are being targeted,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in a statement. “Domestic terrorists will not trample on our right to free and fair elections.”
The FBI Atlanta Bureau said they had “responded to multiple incidents involving suspicious letters sent to ballot counting centers nationwide.”
The Department of Justice said they were aware of the situation and investigation.
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