DEA warns of 'rainbow fentanyl' used to target young children

“Rainbow” fentanyl was found for the first time in southern Minnesota during an execution of a search warrant last week.

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HAYS COUNTY, Texas - Colorful versions of fentanyl, "multi-colored" or "rainbow" fentanyl, have recently appeared in the illicit drug market.

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The DEA has seized rainbow-colored fentanyl pills in at least 18 states.

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Law enforcement agencies, including the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have issued alerts after recent suspected overdoses and deaths involving fentanyl in children in Hay County .

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“These pills are extremely dangerous no matter what color they are, and they can easily kill several people with just one pill,”

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Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force Lt. Jeff Wersal said. “They were at his apartment. We’re still working on trying to find out where they came from.”

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The DEA warned the public in late August of multi-colored fentanyl pills that are being targeted for younger demographics because of the coloring.

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As of August 26, 2022, this year, 157 fentanyl overdose deaths in teens.

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Fentanyl pill dosages are unpredictable, posing dangerous and deadly risks to those who take them.

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