2023-07-05 13:24:10
White powder found in a White House work area on Sunday, leading to the evacuation of the presidential residence, was identified as cocaine by emergency services.
“We have a yellow bar indicating cocaine hydrochloride,” a dispatch from a firefighter with the DC Department’s Hazardous Materials Team reportedly read, according to the report. Washington Post Monday.
Sunday evening, the presidential residence was evacuated following the discovery of a small quantity of white powder in the work area of the West Wing of the White House, where hundreds of people circulate daily, according to Archyde.com.
President Joe Biden was not at the scene at the time of the incident, according to Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, who confirmed the gunpowder would be thoroughly investigated but did not pose a threat.
It was not specified what condition the powder was found in, although authorities said it was only a small amount.
An investigation was however opened to determine the “cause and the manner” in which the substance made its way to the White House, according to the Washington Post.
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