: Police departments, including those in Saskatoon and Thornton, have confirmed they have received no official reports of people being drugged via zip ties.

The "drugged zip tie" rumor often circulates as a warning on platforms like Facebook and TikTok. The basic narrative claims:

: Organizations like the Polaris Project state that traffickers typically use psychological manipulation rather than stranger abduction or "marker" tactics like zip ties. Other Contexts for "Zip" In different contexts, "zip" may refer to: Prescription Drug Data Collection (RxDC) - CMS

: The zip tie is supposedly laced with a powerful drug (often cited as fentanyl or an unnamed chemical) that causes a person to pass out instantly upon contact.

Law enforcement agencies and fact-checking organizations have repeatedly categorized these claims as and unsubstantiated .