The US Secret Service announced the end of the investigation but could not identify the suspect who brought cocaine into the White House due to lack of clues.
The US Secret Service said on July 13 that it had received results from the FBI laboratory, but did not detect fingerprints from the package containing cocaine and could not identify a DNA sample to determine who brought it into the White House.
The Secret Service added that it also did not see any surveillance video that provided investigative leads or any other means to identify the suspect.
"Without evidence, we were unable to identify the suspect among the hundreds of people who passed by the location where the cocaine was found," the agency said. "Therefore, the Secret Service investigation was closed due to lack of physical evidence."
The White House in a photo taken on July 5. Photo: Reuters
The US Secret Service previously said the cocaine package was found on July 2 in a locker used by White House visitors to store phones and personal belongings, located in a high-traffic area of the West Wing.
The results of the investigation were reported to Congress on the morning of July 13. Congressman Tim Burchett confirmed that the investigation would be closed without identifying a suspect. Burchett added that the Secret Service said the amount of cocaine found was less than a gram.
Some Republicans say the White House has made no real effort to identify the suspect who brought the cocaine into the building.
This is not the first time drugs have made their way into the White House. Rapper Snoop Dogg said he smoked marijuana in a White House bathroom in 2013, and singer Willie Nelson admitted to smoking marijuana on the roof of the White House during the Jimmy Carter administration.
Thanh Tam (According to Reuters, Fox News )
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