Possible fentanyl-laced letter sent to Fulton County Elections Office, Georgia officials say

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger held a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, about a suspicious letter sent to the Fulton County Elections Office in Fairburn. He stands in an orange room.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger held a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, about a suspicious letter sent to the Fulton County Elections Office in Fairburn. Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts is in the background. (Rahul Bali/WABE News)

Nov. 13 update: A spokesperson for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirms the letter sent to a Fulton County Elections Cffice tested positive for opioids after its interception.

A potentially fentanyl-laced letter has been sent and is on the way to a Fulton County Elections Office, according to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

The letter was part of a batch of five letters — four went to elections offices in Washington state and contained suspicious powders. At least two of those letters tested positive for fentanyl. Federal authorities discovered that a fifth letter was addressed to the Fulton County Elections Office in Fairburn, and they alerted Georgia authorities.