Investigation Underway for Suspicious Letters Containing Fentanyl Sent to Election Offices in Five States

Election offices in several states, including presidential battlegrounds Georgia and Nevada, receive letters containing fentanyl, authorities evacuate offices, disrupt ballot counting and launch investigation into what is deemed as 'domestic terrorism'.

Suspicious letters containing fentanyl, a potent opioid, were sent to election offices in at least five states, including Georgia and Nevada. Some of the letters were intercepted before reaching their intended destination.
The letters forced the evacuation of some election offices and delayed ballot counting in some local races. Authorities have launched an investigation and are looking to intercept any additional letters.
Those targeted included Fulton County in Georgia, a large voting jurisdiction in a key presidential swing state. In response, officials are sending the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to the office as a precaution.
Washington state's Pierce County auditor's office released images of a letter it had received, which was postmarked in Portland, Oregon and read in part, "End elections now." A similar message was found in a letter sent during the August primary which also contained fentanyl.
Authorities condemn these actions as 'domestic terrorism'. The letters have been associated with increasing threats and aggressive behavior towards election workers following baseless claims of election fraud.