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Don't pick up folded dollar bills because they may contain fentanyl, Tennessee sheriff says
Authorities in Tennessee are warning residents not to pick up discarded folded dollar bills because they may contain fentanyl.
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Authorities in Tennessee are warning residents not to pick up discarded folded dollar bills because they may contain fentanyl.
The Perry County Sheriff's Office said there were two incidents where "a white powdery substance" was found inside folded bills left on the floor of a local gas station.
The powder was tested and came back positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl, the sheriff's office said in a Facebook statement.
"This is very dangerous, folks! Please share and educate your children to not pick up the money," Sheriff Nick Weems said. "I personally plan to push for legislation for a bill that would intensify the punishment, if someone is caught using money as a carrying pouch for such poison. It enrages me as a father and the Sheriff, that people can act so carelessly and have no regard for others well being, especially a child."