Emergency evacuation!, White House discovers unknown powder | United States | White House
According to the Washington Post on the 4th, on the evening of the 2nd local time, the US Secret Service discovered some suspicious white powdery substances inside the White House, which were preliminarily identified to contain cocaine.
According to reports, US officials familiar with the matter stated that in preliminary tests, the white powder substance tested positive for cocaine hydrochloride.
Anthony Gulemir, spokesperson for the US Secret Service, stated that the white powdery substance is undergoing further testing to determine what it truly is. Although Gulemir claimed that the substance did not pose a threat, this discovery prompted an escalation of security alerts.
According to Fox News, as a preventive measure, personnel inside the White House complex were temporarily evacuated, and the Washington D.C. Fire Department's hazardous materials team responded. A hazardous materials handling team was subsequently dispatched to the intersection of 18th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Secret Service also blocked roads around the White House.
Gulliver emphasized that US President Biden was not at the White House at the time. Gulemir stated that the authorities are investigating the "reasons and methods" for the substance entering the White House.
Gulemir refused to disclose the location and specific time of the discovery of these suspicious powders. Gulemir only claimed that this was discovered by members of the Secret Service during routine patrols inside the building.
According to public information, cocaine, also known as cocaine, was originally used as a local anesthetic, but due to its ability to cause people to become excited, it was abused as a drug and has become one of the most important drugs in the world since the 1980s.
