Did testing confirm that brightly colored candies seized by the West Palm Beach police and mentioned in the law enforcement’s Halloween warning contained fentanyl? No, that’s not true: According to the update shared with the public, the lab results showed that the candies contained no controlled substances. The rumor that cartels or drug dealers give away expensive substances in massive quantities for free every Halloween is a recurring urban legend.
The claim appeared in a notification (archived here) published on the website of Florida’s Poison Control Centers, where it was published on October 1, 2025. It read:
West Palm Beach police warn of fentanyl disguised as candy ahead of Halloween…