Diksia.com - WASHINGTON – Cocaine was found in the US White House or White House Washington DC.
The White House is the presidential palace of the United States of America (US) as well as the official residence of the president and his family during their term of office.
The discovery of cocaine was shocking.
Local time Sunday (February 7, 2023) evening, cocaine was found in the center of the White House, the West Wing.
As a result of this cocaine discovery, portions of the Presidential Complex were closed by the Washington Fire Department.
As quoted by The Washington Post, the United States (US) Secret Service or Presidential Guard confirmed this.
“Unknown object found closing part of White House, Fire Department declined to comment after directing other questions,” Washington Post, Tuesday (April 7, 2023) reported to
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the material was undergoing further testing to determine its identity and officials were investigating how it got into the White House.
He said the Washington, D.C. Fire Department determined that the material found in the West Wing work area did not pose a threat.
The West Wing is the area connected to the Executive Building where the President resides and includes an oval room, cabinet rooms, a press area, offices and workspaces for the President’s advisers and staff.
On the same night, a member of the Hazardous Materials Team conducted an inspection of the material.
“There is a yellow bar indicating cocaine hydrochloride,” the official said in a radio message sent at 8:49 p.m. and recorded by a website that aggregates radio communications from government agencies.
A person familiar with the investigation, who spoke on condition of anonymity about the ongoing investigation, said radio conversations had taken place between the District of Columbia Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials team and other officials within the department regarding the inspection of the substance.
President Biden and his family were at Camp David around 6 p.m. Sunday when uniformed Secret Service agents discovered the substance while patrolling the West Wing.
