Report: Secret Service Ordered Immediate Destruction of Cocaine Found In Biden White House

Two years after the U.S. Secret Service found a bag of cocaine in the White House in July 2023, newly released documents indicating that the substance was ordered to be destroyed within 24 hours of the case’s closure are raising new concerns regarding the thoroughness of the investigation.

A document from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration titled “Destruction” confirms that the bag of cocaine discovered at the White House was sent to the Metropolitan Police Department for incineration, as reported by Real Clear Politics. This document, acquired through a Freedom of Information Act request, does not specify a date for the destruction.

Nevertheless, internal records from the Secret Service show that the substance was tested by the Secret Service, D.C. Fire Department hazmat technicians, and the FBI before being returned to Secret Service custody for storage on July 12. Merely two days later, it was transferred to D.C. police for destruction. The Secret Service officially concluded the cocaine investigation 11 days after the substance was found, according to the report.

The destruction of narcotics evidence must adhere to strict environmental and safety regulations, and the D.C. police department utilizes an Environmental Protection Agency-approved incinerator that is regularly employed by federal agencies to dispose of narcotics not associated with ongoing legal proceedings.

However, the D.C. police directed all inquiries concerning the apparent destruction of the White House cocaine to the FBI. Importantly, there is no documented date or official record confirming when the substance was actually destroyed, the report stated.

Earlier last week, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced the reopening of three high-profile investigations: the discovery of cocaine in the White House, the leak of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, and the pipe bomb found at the Democratic National Committee headquarters on January 6, 2021.

Bongino reiterated his dedication to seeking answers in all three cases during a Wednesday night interview with Fox News host Sean.

“I find it quite amusing on social media,” stated Bongino, a former Secret Service agent. “People claim, ‘This case is not significant. I am indifferent.’ However, I do care. … Are you unconcerned that a [potentially] dangerous substance entered the White House? We were unaware of its nature, and we seem to lack answers? Rest assured, we will obtain them. I have an excellent team working on it.”

While the bag of cocaine discovered in the White House seems to have been destroyed, internal records from the Secret Service indicate that a second piece of evidence—an envelope containing three tubes of DNA collected by the FBI from the plastic bag—was preserved and stored by the agency. The quantity of DNA material within the tubes remains uncertain.

The Secret Service has upheld its stance that the FBI deemed the DNA evidence inadequate for generating any investigative leads.

Following the closure of its investigation into the individual who left cocaine in the White House on July 13, the agency released a statement clarifying its decision. Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi asserted that surveillance footage did not yield any “investigative leads or any other means for investigators to identify who may have deposited” the cocaine in the White House. He further noted that the FBI lab results “did not produce latent fingerprints, and there was insufficient evidence for investigative comparisons.”

Nevertheless, neither the FBI nor the Secret Service has made the FBI’s lab results public. DNA experts have stated that the only conclusive method to ascertain whether there was adequate DNA on the bag for comparisons against national and state criminal databases would be to retest the evidence—an option that is no longer feasible if the bag has indeed been destroyed, as noted by RealClearPolitics.

Additionally, sources informed the outlet that surveillance video “clearly depicts” White House staff and visitors who entered through the West Wing entrance, where the Secret Service claims the cocaine was located.