Secret Service closes cocaine probe without identifying any suspects after DNA and fingerprint tests are inconclusive and surveillance video provides no leads.
on the ground floor of the West Wing near where visitors taking staff-led tours are instructed to leave their cellphones, The Washington Post previously reported. The large number of outsiders visiting White House on these tours created a major challenge for investigators, according to people familiar with the process.
“If the White House complex is not secure, Congress needs to know the details, as well as your plan to correct any security flaws,” Cotton wrote. The discovery prompted a brief evacuation of the building and elevated security, with a D.C. fire crew responding, as officials made sure the material was not a chemical or radiological substance. A preliminary test found the substance was cocaine, a finding that was later confirmed by a more definitive test.
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