Another opioid trend?

Back in November 2023, the FBI and U.S. Postal Service inspectors reported they had intercepted four fentanyl-tainted letters addressed to election offices in Georgia, Nevada, California, Oregon and Washington. With not much mentioned about such things since, one could hope this was a one off, but perhaps not. 

On 18 Jan 2024 it was reported that an elections office Yuba County, California, had received a letter apparently containing Fentanyl. According to a press release from Yuba County, a staff member in the office opened an envelope that “did not appear suspicious in nature and was addressed from a verified sender” and noticed a powdery substance. The staff member was uninjured in the incident. 

Due to the potential and continued threat of individuals sending Fentanyl in the mail, the Yuba county office is one of many equipped with naloxone, this practice began with that first round of mailings back in November.