Authorities are investigating a suspicious envelope that may have contained fentanyl that was sent to a Yuba County elections office Wednesday morning.
The Yuba County Sheriff's Office will investigate the incident. The envelope was sent to the Yuba County Voter Registration Office headquarters, about 40 miles north of the state Capitol in Sacramento.
Yuba County spokeswoman Rachel Abbott said the package appeared to have come from a “certification agency” and did not initially appear suspicious, but officials called police after they discovered a powdery substance inside. He said he did. Field tests showed the presence of fentanyl, but authorities will conduct further analysis to confirm. Abbott said no one was hurt.
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Last November, large quantities of suspicious packages, including ones laced with fentanyl, were sent to election facilities in at least five states, including California, prompting evacuations and delaying vote counting in some local elections. The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service had to intervene to intercept such packages in the postal system. The intercepted letters also included letters to election offices in Sacramento and Los Angeles.
A package sent to a rural California elections office has tested positive for fentanyl. (Fox News)
Election administrators and election workers across the country have increasingly faced intimidation and harassment since former President Donald Trump and his supporters began spreading false claims about the election after losing the 2020 presidential election. .
Many election offices across the country have taken steps to increase security in their buildings and increase protection for their employees. Faced with the threat of packages containing fentanyl, some people have begun stocking up on naloxone, the antidote to fentanyl.
Yuba County officials said their officers are trained on how to identify and handle suspicious packages.
California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber said her office has provided safety protocols to local election offices to increase security.
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“I am confident that law enforcement will identify and bring to justice those responsible for attempting to intimidate, intimidate, and harm election officials,” Weber said in a statement.
