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 to contain the deadly fentanyl, according to reports.
The letters warned the purpose of the letter was to “end the election now.”
“We are responsible now and there is no longer a need for them,” the letter writer said, according to an image of one of the letters obtained by ABC News.
It is unclear whether the letter was signed.
“In at least four cases, preliminary tests … indicated the presence of fentanyl,” the FBI said in a bulletin to local law enforcement across 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 the elections office there had received a letter that read “stop the election.”
About a dozen suspicious letters were received by election officials. Getty Images/iStockphoto The letters warn the purpose of the mail is to “end the election now.” CBS News The FBI says they are investigating the incident. CBS News
“We are working with our state and federal partners to determine if any additional Georgia officers were 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’s Atlanta bureau said they had “responded to several incidents involving suspicious letters sent to vote counting centers across the country.”
The Justice Department said it is aware of the situation and the investigation.
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