The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has identified the first case of "Rainbow Fentanyl" in the State of Ohio in Franklin County.

According to a press release from Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost's office, BCI's Drug Chemistry Laboratory reports that the 1,025 brightly-colored pills were seized as part of a Columbus-area drug trafficking investigation.

Yost describes this drug as "deadly, colorful pills" designed to resemble candy that drug traffickers are using to drive addiction in younger people.

"The bottom line is this: If you're taking a pill that wasn't prescribed by your doctor, you can't be certain of what you are consuming," Yost said.

Yost says these pills originated in Mexico, but were intercepted by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office before they could be distributed.

BCI has previously identified Fentanyl in numerous forms including colored powders, in combination with other drugs and in drugs seized in investigations.

The criminal investigation is currently ongoing.