Secret Service investigating suspected cocaine found inside White House complex

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However, officials familiar with the incident told The Post the purported cocaine was found in a holding area in the West Wing that is accessible to both White House staff and guests. DC Fire and EMS did not immediately respond to a request to clarify the discrepancy. The initial dispatch call stated that the white, powdery substance was found in the residence’s library on the ground floor of the building. An official familiar with the investigation told the newspaper that the amount of the substance was small. Guglielmi had told the Washington Post that there is “an investigation into the cause and manner” of how the substance entered the White House. The US president and first lady Jill Biden returned from the presidential retreat in Maryland to the White House on Tuesday morning.

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The powder was found in the West Wing area of the White House, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. Secret Service Uniformed Division found an unknown substance inside a vestibule leading to the lobby area of the West Executive Avenue entrance to the White House. Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the Secret Service, said that the substance had been found in a “work area of the West Wing” and that another dispatch that said the substance had been found in a White House library was incorrect.

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While awaiting the FBl's results, the Secret Service investigation into how this item entered the White House continued. The investigation included a methodical review of security systems and protocols. This review included a backwards examination that spanned several days prior to the discovery of the substance and developed an index of several hundred individuals who may have accessed the area where the substance was found. The focal point of these actions developed a pool of known persons for comparison of forensic evidence gleaned from the FBI’s analysis of the substance's packaging. More testing was done to review the chemical composition of the powder, the statement continued. White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed to reporters on July 5, 2023, that there had been tours during the weekend the cocaine was discovered at the White House, including tours held on the same day.

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The unusual breach of White House security was found July 2 when a uniformed Secret Service officer spotted a small plastic baggie in a storage cubby at the West Executive Avenue entrance on the ground level. Visitors, contractors, military personnel and staff members use the storage cubbies to drop off electronic devices and personal items not permitted in some areas of the West Wing. The vestibule is near the Situation Room, which is out of service for renovations; an alternative secure meeting room is being used for classified briefings during construction.

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Typically, crack cocaine has a very “chemical” smell when it is burned or freebased. The process of turning cocaine into crack cocaine produces crystals, called “rocks.” These range in color from clear-white or opaque white to off-white or yellow. While most crack houses feature some or all of the above issues, others maintain a much milder, cleaner atmosphere.

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These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'crack house.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. For readers who only know of Baltimore drug culture through HBO's The Wire--and we'd have to include ourselves in that category--these pictures might nevertheless seem hauntingly familiar. Except Bubbles and Johnny and Sherrod were just actors playing characters. It's almost unbearably sad to think of real people living in these conditions.

The people who run and frequent these crack houses tend to have less severe addictions. The Secret Service received results Wednesday from tests conducted by the FBI, “which did not develop latent fingerprints and insufficient DNA was present for investigative comparisons,” the Secret Service said in a statement Thursday. Security camera video was also reviewed, but "[t]here was no surveillance video footage that produced investigative leads," the agency said.

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. Because crack cocaine is an illegal drug, many crack houses have guards who use violence, including gun violence, to keep people out. The guards and other occupants may also use violence to resolve conflicts among buyers, sellers, and first time users.

The Secret Service is not ruling out any White House personnel, guests or visitors. At this point, one leading theory is that the bag was brought in by an individual on a White House tour of the West Wing, according to senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. A small amount of a white powdery substance was found in the White House on Sunday evening, according to a person familiar with the episode, and an initial test by emergency response workers determined that it was cocaine. Although it is distinctive, people who are unfamiliar with most intoxicating drugs do not know the difference between the smell of crack cocaine and the smell of a meth lab. Either can be dangerous, so it is important to report suspected labs and chemical-like smells to 911 immediately.

In some cities, they could also be run by nonprofit organizations that maintain it as a safe injection site for heroin, opioids, or other drugs (though this is illegal in most areas). In addition, some people who are addicted to crack exchange sex for crack money. These establishments often face high rates of sexually transmitted diseases and sexual violence, including rape. When you’re addicted to crack cocaine, it’s extremely difficult to focus on anything besides getting and using crack. A crack house, or crack den, is a home or other building where drug dealers and people who use crack cocaine buy, sell and use the drug. WASHINGTON — The mystery of who brought cocaine into the White House remains unsolved.

Last month, the first son reached a probation-only plea deal with the Justice Department for tax misdemeanors and entered into a pretrial diversion agreement for lying on a federal gun purchase form about his drug use. In his memoir “Beautiful Things,” Hunter detailed his years-long battle with cocaine addiction, which he said intensified after the death of his brother, Beau, in 2015. In 2017, an intruder hopped the White House fence while carrying a backpack and made it to within feet of the residence before he was apprehended. The Secret Service said he was not armed and the backpack contained no hazardous materials. “C’mon Hunter would never lose track of an important personal item,” Smith added in another tweet. “357 Former Intelligence Chiefs Sign Open Letter Blaming Russians for Cocaine in White House Library,” snarked Wall Street Journal film critic Kyle Smith, referencing the “Spies Who Lie” letter used to suppress reporting on the first son.