The Secret Service is investigating how a white powder, indicated positive for cocaine according to a dispatch from a fire crew, entered the White House.
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating after a white powder was reportedly found at the White House on Sunday.
The substance was discovered by members of the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service conducting routine rounds through the building, Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the Secret Service, toldA preliminary field test indicated that the substance was cocaine, according to a dispatch from a fire crew that responded., a firefighter with the D.C. department's hazardous materials team can be heard calling in the results of a test.
A picture of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 2, 2023. The U.S. Secret Service is investigating after a white powder thought to be cocaine was reportedly found at the White House on Sunday."We have a yellow bar saying cocaine hydrochloride," the firefighter said. Guglielmi said that the substance is undergoing further testing to determine what it is, and there is"an investigation into the cause and manner" of how the substance entered the White House.
He said the discovery prompted a brief evacuation of the building, but the D.C. fire department determined the substance did not present a threat.
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