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White powder in White House suspected as cocaine: reports

Secret Service will look into cameras, entrance logs to check who has access to space

Updated 9 months ago · Published on 06 Jul 2023 2:49PM

White powder in White House suspected as cocaine: reports
A white powdery substance has been found in a storage facility in a cubby used by White House staff and guests to store cell phones, suspected to be cocaine, reports say. – Pixabay pic, July 6, 2023

WASHINGTON – White powder has been discovered at the White House over the weekend, and is suspected to be cocaine.

The substance was found in a storage facility in a cubby used by White House staff and guests to store cell phones, CBS News reported, citing a senior law enforcement official.

The Secret Service will examine consulting cameras and entrance logs to determine who had access to the space, the report said on Tuesday. 

A suspicious substance was discovered at the White House on Sunday evening, sparking a brief evacuation. The white powder tested positive for cocaine in a preliminary test, media reported. 

US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, involved in several drugs and corruption scandals, was on the White House grounds not long before the white powdery substance was found in the West Wing, the New York Post reported. – Bernama, July 6, 2023

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