World

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 3 years 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

Related News

Malaysia / 9mth

Trump’s 'White House pen' becomes a memento for Anwar at trade signing

World / 1y

Cocaine shipment valued at close to £100m seized at UK port

Malaysia / 3y

Customs seizes cocaine worth RM17.6 mil in mega drug bust at KLIA

World / 3y

Hunter Biden to plead guilty to tax charges, gun offence

World / 3y

US pushes for Sweden’s immediate Nato membership

Malaysia / 3y

Customs cripples international ring, seizes drugs worth RM70 mil

Spotlight

Malaysia

RM245m Penang Hill cable car project 32 per cent complete - CM

By Ian McIntyre

Malaysia

Six locals charged over alleged kidnapping of Singaporean couple in Johor

Malaysia

PM: No political, racial or religious shield for those found guilty in TH, Felda probes

Malaysia

Singapore security guard jailed 14 days, fined RM7,000 for insulting Islam

Health

Dengue cases soar 56% to 58,079 as nation records 55 deaths

Malaysia

NGOs urge BERSAMA to put Indian community agenda on political radar

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Health

MOH warns seniors against unproven hydrogen inhalers

Malaysia

Former Tabung Haji CEO remanded seven days as MACC RCI probe deepens

Malaysia

21 held in KLIA-Nilai crackdown on alleged online love scam syndicate

You may be interested

World

Türkiye seeks Interpol notice for Netanyahu’s arrest

World

China expands Philippine sea presence as Japan-Philippines maritime ties deepen

World

Iran claims stronger hand as Pezeshkian calls for end to West Asia war

World

Singapore caregiver jailed nearly 10 years, caned eight strokes for torturing schoolchildren

World

Fei-Fei Li warns US AI backlash could undermine global leadership and innovation

World

Trump says ‘extraordinary’ US growth can tackle US$40 trillion debt

World

China-Indonesia talks put South China Sea, defence and investment in focus

World

US threatens ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran