A white powder found inside the White House, which led to the temporary closure of part of the US presidential complex, has been identified as cocaine.
The West Wing is an area attached to the executive mansion where the president lives and includes the Oval Office, cabinet room and press area, along with offices and workspace for the president's advisers and staff.Hundreds of people work in or come through the West Wing of the White House regularly."The DC Fire Department was called to evaluate and quickly determined the item to be non-hazardous," the Secret Service added.
There was "an investigation into the cause and manner" of how the substance entered the White House, the spokesman said. The Washington Post reported "a firefighter with the DC department's hazardous materials team radioed the results of a test" of the item, citing an online database of emergency responder communications.Two "officials familiar with the matter" confirmed to the Washington Post that the substance found at the White House was cocaine.
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