On Tuesday, the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigations said that they were looking into letters that contained white powdery substances. According to an informant in the law enforcement community, none of the parcels are currently considered dangerous.
“Our team is actively collaborating with our partners to gather information regarding the number of letters that were sent, the identity of the sender(s), and their motivation,” the statement continued.
The “United States Traitor Elimination Army” was seen to have signed at least one of the parcels, according to a letter that HeadlinesForever acquired from the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
Officials reported on Monday that the Kansas and Wyoming election offices were evacuated, and that the Missouri secretary of state’s office in Jefferson City briefly turned off the ventilation system as a precaution. Although the North Carolina Board of Elections did not get any white powder packages, an official there informed HeadlinesForever that new safety measures are being implemented because to the occurrences in other states.
Sending suspicious mail to election offices with a white powdery substance has happened twice in the last year, and this new incident is the second instance of it. Four of the five states that received the identical envelopes in November tested positive for fentanyl, according to the FBI’s statement at the time.
Several departments have instituted training programs to educate employees on how to deal with hazardous mail in the months since the incident. For instance, in Milwaukee, individuals responsible for conducting elections have since been educated on how to administer Narcan.
Not long ago, there were reports of “threatening and intimidating actions towards election officials” that the National Association of Secretaries of State issued a statement condemning.
“Enough is enough, period,” the statement proclaimed. No amount of political violence, threats, or intimidation is acceptable in our democratic society.