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Sheriff: Rainbow fentanyl unlikely to be targeted at kids on Halloween

Headline from FOX 5 DC, on the newest of 3 developments

The intent of cartel-backed drug smugglers is not to pass out fentanyl at Halloween but to use the boxes of popular candy brands as a way to smuggle the drugs into the U.S. from Mexico, he explained.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Halloween warning: Beware rainbow fentanyl pills hidden in candy boxes

    Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle ·

  2. Rainbow fentanyl passed out on Halloween? Why experts say that's 'absolutely ludicrous'

    Headline from MedicalXpress ·

  3. Newest

    Sheriff: Rainbow fentanyl unlikely to be targeted at kids on Halloween

    Headline from FOX 5 DC ·

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Florida AG Moody warns parents of ‘very real’ threat of rainbow fentanyl that resembles candy (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning parents across the country of the threat of rainbow fentanyl to kids and young adults ahead of the Halloween season.

  2. Miami County Republic

    Halloween warning: Beware rainbow fentanyl pills hidden in candy boxes (opens Miami County Republic)

    Published

    Miami County Republic's feed description

    (The Center Square) – From coast to coast – from California to New York, from Texas to Florida – law enforcement officers are warning parents about rainbow fentanyl pills being

  3. Washington Times

    GOP warns of ‘rainbow fentanyl’ as Halloween approaches (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    Congressional Republicans demanded answers from Homeland Security Wednesday over growing dangers of “rainbow fentanyl” just before Halloween.

  4. MedicalXpress

    Rainbow fentanyl passed out on Halloween? Why experts say that's 'absolutely ludicrous' (opens MedicalXpress)

    Published

    MedicalXpress's feed description

    A cautionary tale has developed a new twist this year, as an alarming opioid has become the latest drug feared to be lurking inside trick-or-treat hauls for Halloween.

  5. FOX 5 DC

    Sheriff: Rainbow fentanyl unlikely to be targeted at kids on Halloween (opens FOX 5 DC)

    Published

    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    The intent of cartel-backed drug smugglers is not to pass out fentanyl at Halloween but to use the boxes of popular candy brands as a way to smuggle the drugs into the U.S. from Mexico, he explained.

  6. Scientific American

    Should Parents Really Be Worried About Rainbow Fentanyl? (opens Scientific American)

    Published

    Scientific American's feed description

    The candy-colored drugs are the latest Halloween scare, but history suggests such fears are overblown

  7. Vox

    Rainbow fentanyl candy is just the latest Halloween panic (opens Vox)

    Published

    Vox's feed description

    No one is purposely trying to give kids drug candies.

  8. Fox News

    Parents should be ‘alert’ for colorful fentanyl pills on Halloween, unlikely to be found in candy: sheriff (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Sheriff Milstead said the intent of drug smugglers is not to pass out fentanyl at Halloween but to use the boxes of popular candy brands as a way to smuggle the drugs into the U.S.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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