Cocaine Found at White House "Investigating Possibility of Tourist Smuggling"

Major foreign media outlets reported on the 5th (local time) that an investigation is underway, keeping open the possibility that the cocaine found at the White House in the United States was brought in by tourists.

According to foreign media citing well-informed sources, the location where the cocaine was discovered was a room near the West Wing entrance, where visitors place their belongings such as smartphones before entering. The United States Secret Service is cross-checking access records and security camera footage of this room on the day the cocaine was found to identify the source of the cocaine.

The West Wing is the White House office building, housing the President’s office, meeting rooms, and staff workspaces. It is also adjacent to the residence where U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden live.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, "The place where the cocaine was found is a high-traffic area frequented by many visitors and tourists," adding, "We will take all appropriate measures based on the results of the Secret Service’s investigation."

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Earlier, on the afternoon of the 2nd, a Secret Service agent conducting a routine patrol in the White House West Wing discovered an unidentified white powder, triggering a security alert and causing staff to evacuate urgently. At that time, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were not at the White House. It was also confirmed that Hunter Biden, the President’s younger son who has a history of drug addiction, was not at the White House on the 2nd when the cocaine was found.

He had traveled to Camp David with President Biden and the First Lady on the 30th of last month to spend the weekend together, a scene witnessed by the White House pool reporters. However, Fox News commentators and others mentioned on Twitter that "if cocaine was found at the White House, it is highly likely to be Hunter’s," and related suspicions have been spreading on social media.

Hunter Biden confessed in his 2021 autobiography that he used to inhale "crack cocaine" every 15 minutes, revealing his past as a drug addict.

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