(RedState) On Sunday, the White House grounds were evacuated after an initially unidentified item was found. A United States Secret Service spokesperson confirmed the event, saying:
A hazmat team responded to the area of 18th St and Pennsylvania Ave, and the Secret Service blocked roadways around the White House. All roads have re-opened since, according to the spokesperson.
D.C. Emergency Medical officials later deemed the item to be “non-hazardous.” The substance is reported to be cocaine hydrochloride.
The U.S. Secret Service has closed several roads near the White House due to the presence of unknown substances near the White House, the reason for this is not yet known.#WhiteHouse #UnitedStates pic.twitter.com/FTUvmT6g9Z
— Ahmad (@its_Ahmad_Word) July 3, 2023
Emergency respondents were photographed behind the gates near the West Wing of the White House.
Vehicles have gone down West Executive pic.twitter.com/ZvFTERp5NK
— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) July 3, 2023
🚨#UPDATE: DC Fire Hazmat officials reports they have found a substance that tests positive for Cocaine Hydrochloride near the White House
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) July 3, 2023
A Radio clip from D.C. Fire Hazmat reporting the testing result as cocaine hydrochloride was published on the internet.
BREAKING: Cocaine Hydrochloride spotted near West Executive Wing pic.twitter.com/cJLr2rnEDU
— The Triune Times (@TriuneTimes) July 3, 2023
Some media outlets and social media users have informed audiences that is a local anesthetic agent used by doctors in nasal mucous membranes prior to surgery… which is true — two FDA-approved products Numbrino and Goprelto, are nasal sprays in liquid form.
So a large amount of cocaine hydrochloride was found outside the WH. The stuff is used as a nostril numbing agent before surgery.
I have several questions
— Kelly D 🟦🟧 (@KellDA) July 3, 2023
Cocaine hydrochloride nasal solution is used to numb the mucous membrane inside the nose before a medical procedure or surgery. This medicine is a local anesthetic. https://t.co/IMOnoiW4N6
— Gundam Ver. Chu 👍 (@SoulinkChu) July 3, 2023
Since the reports coming from the White House don’t seem to indicate a lot of nasal spray was found, well before prepared into a solution, the substance comes in its solid form, and under those circumstances, cocaine hydrochloride is the technical name for… cocaine. In less formal settings, this may be called “a bag of coke.”
Even if the “medical product” story didn’t have the glaring issue that powdered cocaine doesn’t actually have FDA approval, the legal drugs available on the market are rarely used. The Drug Enforcement Administration published a fact sheet in 2020 stating that the FDA approved drugs are less effective than other products on the market and rarely used:
Cocaine hydrochloride? You mean cocaine?? Lmaooooooo pic.twitter.com/ZcCLtg9mpn
— Love bug (@74Lovebug14) July 3, 2023
