How Cocaine entered in White House? The US Secret Service is looking into the discovery of cocaine in the White House on Sunday night.
The finding caused a quick evacuation of the West Wing, which houses the Oval Office and other working facilities for presidential advisers and personnel.
During a routine examination, Secret Service personnel discovered the strange substance in a location accessible to tour groups.
At the time, President Joe Biden and his family were at Camp David in Maryland.
How Cocaine entered in White House?
According to a senior law enforcement official, the substance was discovered in a storage facility used by White House personnel and guests to keep mobile phones.
After it was detected, the White House compound was shuttered as a precaution at about 20:45 local time (00:45 GMT) on Sunday.
A preliminary test, initially published by the Washington Post, later confirmed the presence of cocaine.
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According to CBS, the Secret Service will undertake a thorough investigation into how the drug entered the White House. They stated that cameras and entry logs would be checked to ascertain who had access to the location where it was discovered.
According to the US Narcotic Enforcement Administration, cocaine is a Schedule II narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act, which means it has a high potential for abuse.
The West Wing is a huge, multi-level section of the White House that houses the president’s offices.
It also houses the offices of the vice president, the White House chief of staff, the press secretary, and hundreds of other staff who have access.
