A warning from a Tennessee sheriff’s office has prompted people to be cautious about picking up folded dollar bills. A recent post by the Giles County Sheriff’s Office mentioned how a folded dollar bill in a gas station had been found to contain a white powdery substance. This powder is a synthetic drug that can be 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine.
The Giles County Sheriff’s Department has issued a public safety warning in response to two cases where people picked up a folded dollar bill and discovered a white powdery substance inside. Both the dollar bill and the substance tested positive for fentanyl and methamphetamine. The sheriff’s office is urging residents to not pick up these bills and to instead teach their children to be more careful about what they handle.
While it might seem safe to pick up folded dollar bills, you never know what you might find inside. Many people have used these bills to stash dangerous drugs. A recent sheriff’s office in Tennessee warned the public not to pick up these folded bills because they could contain fentanyl, a synthetic opiate. Authorities have stated that this drug can cause an overdose if it is ingested.
