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Lab test confirms white powder found at White House is cocaine

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Secret Service review of visitor logs and surveillance cameras will seek to determine how drug came to be in the West Wing

A formal laboratory test of a white powder found in a “highly-trafficked” area of the White House has been confirmed as cocaine, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed official with knowledge of the investigation.

A Secret Service review of visitor logs and surveillance cameras will seek to determine how the cocaine, described as being in a small, zippered bag, came to be in the executive mansion.

On Sunday, the discovery prompted an evacuation of the White House. A preliminary field test by the DC fire department indicated the substance was cocaine.

“We have a yellow bar saying cocaine hydrochloride,” a radio dispatch from the White House said.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/05/white-house-cocaine-lab-test


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