CORRECTION: California Elections Worker Opens Fentanyl-Laced Package (Not Mail)

The AP article originally linked below incorrectly states an envelope was mailed to Yuba County. In fact it was a package that was not mailed, but delivered by a private courier. The AP has not yet updated their story.

From the USPS:  It is our understanding that the package referenced in the press release was delivered by a private delivery company. Private delivery companies do not deliver “mail.” This package was not processed or delivered by the U.S. Postal Service or its employees.  See full USPS statement below.

Related: California Secretary of State on the Fentanyl-laced package

From the Associated Press:  An elections office worker was exposed to fentanyl after opening an envelope that containing a suspicious white powder on Wednesday. Initial tests turned up traces of fentanyl in the package, which was mailed to the elections department in Yuba County, a rural area north of Sacramento, California’s capital. As a result of an uptick in fentanyl-laced letters, some elections offices now carry Narcan in case of emergency … (click to read more)

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USPS STATEMENT ON YUBA COUNTY PACKAGE:

The U.S. Postal Service is fully committed to the secure, timely delivery of the nation’s Election Mail.  

We are aware of a news release by Yuba County, which is misleadingly titled, “Dangerous substance presumptively found on mail sent to Elections Department.” The title is inaccurate, as is any suggestion in the press release that the package in question was in the U.S. Mail or was processed or delivered by the Postal Service.

It is our understanding that the package referenced in the press release was delivered by a private delivery company. Private delivery companies do not deliver “mail.” This package was not processed or delivered by the U.S. Postal Service or its employees.