Initial tests identify white powder found at White House as cocaine

A powdery substance that was found on the White House, prompting a brief evacuation of the complicated, has been despatched for additional analysis and testing, the Secret Service stated.

Two legislation enforcement officers advised the Associated Press {that a} preliminary take a look at confirmed the substance was cocaine.

Sources advised CNN the powder was found within the West Wing on Sunday night, and one described it as a white powdery substance in a Ziploc bag.

The White House is seen at sunrise in Washington, DC, in January 2021. — The White House is seen at dawn in Washington, DC, in January 2021. (Getty pictures)

An official stated the substance was present in a typical space of the West Wing and never inside a person workplace. The space the place the substance was discovered is accessible to sure tour teams.

CNN has reached out to the White House and FBI for remark.

Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi stated the powdery substance was present in a “work area within the West Wing.” The Washington, DC, fireplace division, which deployed its hazmat crew, decided that the substance was non-hazardous and an investigation into the way it entered the White House is ongoing, Guglielmi stated.

The discovery of the substance on Sunday night triggered a quick evacuation as a part of what the Secret Service described as “precautionary closures.”

President Joe Biden was at Camp David over the weekend and returned to the White House Tuesday morning.