Pierce County Sheriff warns of candy-colored fentanyl pills
They appear like attractive pieces of candy or sidewalk chalk, but the Pierce County Sheriff's Department is warning that these rainbow-colored items are not for kids, or anyone else for that matter.
"Rainbow fentanyl" has been showing up in the Northwest, notably in Oregon, according to a Sheriff's Department Facebook post. It has also been seized at the southern border. The post, however, does not indicate that rainbow fentanyl has shown up locally in Western Washington.
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The rainbow variety is the same as other fentanyl-laced items, but it has been dyed bright colors. It has shown up as multicolored pills and as small chunks — the Sheriff's Office notes these chunks appear like chalk children use on sidewalks.
