Cocaine Found Inside White House
A white substance that sparked an emergency evacuation at the White House on Sunday night tested positive for cocaine.
The substance was found in a work area at the secure building during a routine inspection, the US Secret Service said.
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The preliminary positive test was first reported by the Washington Post, citing fire and law enforcement sources.
President Joe Biden and his family were away at the Camp David residence when the substance was found.
The White House complex was closed as a precaution around 20:45 local time (01:45 BST) on Sunday after Secret Service officers found the white powder “inside a work area” of the West Wing, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told the BBC in a statement.
Mr Guglielmi said the fire department was quickly called and found the substance to be “non-hazardous”.
The preliminary positive test was first reported by the Washington Post, citing fire and law enforcement sources.
President Joe Biden and his family were away at the Camp David residence when the substance was found.
The White House complex was closed as a precaution around 20:45 local time (01:45 BST) on Sunday after Secret Service officers found the white powder “inside a work area” of the West Wing, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told the BBC in a statement.
Mr Guglielmi said the fire department was quickly called and found the substance to be “non-hazardous”.
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He did not confirm the preliminary test results, saying the item has been sent for additional testing and that an investigation is ongoing, including on how the substance entered the White House.
He did not confirm the preliminary test results, saying the item has been sent for additional testing and that an investigation is ongoing, including on how the substance entered the White House.
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