Substance found in White House confirmed to be cocaine

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POLITICS Substance found in White House confirmed to be cocaine​

CBS News
By: Melissa Quinn and Nicole Sgang
5 July 2023

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Subsequent testing confirmed that a powdery substance discovered by the Secret Service at the White House on Sunday was cocaine, a law enforcement official said Wednesday, as questions linger about how the drug got into the building.

The discovery of the substance caused a brief shutdown of the White House after it was found by Secret Service officers in a common storage area on the ground floor of the West Wing, which houses the Oval Office and offices of some of the president's top aides and support staff. It was found in a zip-close bag near an entrance where visitors taking tours are directed to leave their phones, the official said.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Biden has been briefed on the incident and noted the area where the cocaine was discovered is "heavily traveled" by visitors.

The Secret Service is leading a full review of how the substance got into the West Wing, law enforcement officials said, including examining cameras and entrance logs to determine who had access to the space. Officials caution this will be a challenging investigation, and while there are some cameras in the West Wing, it's unclear if anyone was captured on those cameras with the bag of cocaine.

 

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This isn't the first time cocaine has been an issue in the White House.

Cocaine has been a problem in the White House for decades. In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon's chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, was known to use cocaine. In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan's son, Ron, was arrested for cocaine possession. And in the 1990s, President Bill Clinton's friend, Vince Foster, was found dead in Fort Marcy Park, with cocaine in his system.

In recent years, there have been several reports of cocaine use in the White House. In 2014, it was reported that a White House staffer had been caught with cocaine. And in 2016, it was reported that a White House intern had been caught with cocaine.

The White House has taken some steps to address the problem of cocaine use. In 2015, the White House Office of Drug Control Policy launched a program called "White House Drug Free." The program is designed to educate White House staff about the dangers of drug use and to provide them with resources to help them stay drug-free.

 

[ageingpartyfiend]

The White House sounds like a natural place to find The White Lady to me

 

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"President Biden was briefed on the matter"

Lol...