Election officials in five states were sent suspicious envelopes this week with some containing the drug fentanyl.

<div class="block">Election officials in five states were sent suspicious envelopes this week with some containing the drug fentanyl.</div>

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Election Officials Receive Envelopes With Fentanyl

Election officials in five states were sent suspicious envelopes this week with some containing the drug fentaNYL. It's the only one of the latest acts of intimidation directed toward election officials around the United States. The threats delayed ballot count in some areas and now authorities are on the hunt to find the source. The FBI said that letters were sent to officials in Georgia, Nevada, California, Oregon and Washington State. Four contained fentaNYL and some were intercepted before arriving at their intended targets.