KRONENWETTER, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — Law enforcement issued an important warning: be careful what you touch. This came after a woman in Kentucky claimed a fentanyl-laced dollar bill nearly killed her.
Officials at Kronenwetter Police Department said fentanyl or other substances can be found on the ground near public restrooms. They said to be careful when picking up money from those areas.
“Sometimes they’re concealed in dollar bills because it’s less common for people to look in dollars,” said Lt. Chris Smart of the Kronenwetter Police Department.
He said when it comes to picking up money or anything off the ground, the first action should be to wash your hands immediately.
“Just picking up something off the street people don’t realize that they need to wash their hands when they find something like that,” said Smart.
The hospital ruled that the woman had an accidental overdose, and the family thinks the money was tainted with fentanyl.
“It depends on how long it stays on the skin, so if you don’t wash your hands regularly, and you go all day and you still have fentanyl on your skin, eventually that’s going to absorb into your skin.” said Smart.
They said when in doubt, don’t pick it up.
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