'Rainbow fentanyl' meant to entice children is sweeping into US, DEA warns

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning America of a new, colorful pill making its way into U.S. communities that has the potential to kill any person (or child) who consumes it.

"Rainbow fentanyl" is being seized at the nation's borders from drug smugglers, but plenty more is heading into the United States and being dispersed nationwide. The DEA found these new pills in 18 states in August alone.

“Rainbow fentanyl — fentanyl pills and powder that come in a variety of bright colors, shapes, and sizes — is a deliberate effort by drug traffickers to drive addiction amongst kids and young adults. The men and women of the DEA are relentlessly working to stop the trafficking of rainbow fentanyl and defeat the Mexican drug cartels that are responsible for the vast majority of the fentanyl that is being trafficked in the United States," said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram in a Tuesday statement.