Authorities are worried about the rise of "rainbow fentanyl."
U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized over 250,000 fentanyl pills matching this new craze.
Nogales Port Director Michael W. Humphries broke the news Wednesday.
.@CBP officers at the Port of Nogales AZ seized a vehicle containing:
— Port Director Michael W. Humphries (@CBPPortDirNOG) August 17, 2022
Over 250,000 fentanyl pills (some of which were different colors, similar to the appearance of candy)
11 LBS heroin
10 LBS meth
Officers made sure these dangerous narcotics won't make it to U.S. cities! pic.twitter.com/wzf9D0BYEB
Deputies recently seized four grams of the multi-colored powdered fentanyl during a drug bust in Oregon.
"We've been hearing about this over the last six months, about it working its way up the West Coast, and it is now here in Portland," an official with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said.
There's fear that the rainbow-colored fentanyl, which is more potent than other varieties, could get into the hands of children who mistake it for something else.
"The powdered fentanyl found during this investigation resembles the color and consistency of sidewalk chalk," a press release from Multnomah County Sheriff's Office says.
Health officials warn that it only takes 2 milligrams of fentanyl to cause a fatal overdose.
RELATED: "Rainbow fentanyl" caught second day in a row at Nogales port of entry
