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Four of the letters contained fentanyl, the FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service reported in a statement to elections officials Thursday.

Letters, some apparently containing fentanyl or other substances, were sent to local election offices in Georgia, Oregon and Washington State.

Authorities were hunting Thursday for whoever sent suspicious letters — including some containing fentanyl — to elections offices in at least five states...

Authorities were hunting Thursday for whoever sent suspicious letters — including some containing fentanyl — to elections offices in at least five states this week, delaying the counting of ballots in some local races in the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the U.S.

Authorities Investigating Fentanyl Filled Envelopes Sent To Multiple Election Offices

The FBI is looking to investigate who is behind unknown substance found in a mailed package sent to the Lane County Elections office.

The letters were sent to elections offices in the presidential battlegrounds of Georgia and Nevada, as well as California, Oregon and Washington, with some being intercepted before they arrived.

Authorities are trying to determine who sent suspicious letters, including some containing fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices.

Authorities are investigating after letters filled with fentanyl or other substances appear to have been sent to local election offices in at least three states, the latest instance of threats

The Pierce County auditor's office in Tacoma, Washington, released images of the letter it received, showing it had been postmarked in Portland, Oregon, and read in part: "End elections now."