UPDATE: Formal Lab Test Results IN For Cocaine Found Inside White House, Secret Service Take Next Steps In Investigation

A formal lab test conducted on the powdery substance found in the White House Sunday evening confirmed it was cocaine.

After discovering the item, the Secret Service cordoned off a significant area around the White House and requested a full hazmat response to the scene.

DC Fire Hazmat officials tested the substance, and it reportedly came back positive for Cocaine Hydrochloride.

JUST IN: Hazmat Crew Reportedly Discovers Cocaine Hydrochloride Near White House

There have been conflicting reports on the location of the cocaine's discovery.

Although initial reports suggested the residence's library, Secret Service sources reportedly said it was found in a 'West Wing work area.'

UPDATE: Conflicting Reports on Where Cocaine Inside White House Was Found

The question now is how the cocaine got into the White House.

CBS News reports:

Subsequent testing confirmed that a powdery substance discovered by the Secret Service at the White House on Sunday was cocaine, a law enforcement official said Wednesday, as questions linger about how the drug got into the building.

The discovery of the substance caused a brief shutdown of the White House after it was found by Secret Service officers on the ground floor of the West Wing, which houses the Oval Office and offices of some of the president's top aides and support staff. It was found near an entrance where visitors taking tours are directed to leave their phones, the official said.

White House staff frequently give guests tours of the West Wing, often at night or over the weekend. Guests must pass through security before entering the White House complex and then are asked to leave phones in small cubbies.

An initial test of the substance conducted by the District of Columbia Fire Department soon after it was found indicated it was cocaine, two law enforcement officials told CBS News, and the additional test took place Tuesday night.

The Gateway Pundit shared MSNBC's coverage of the formal lab test results via Rumble:

The Secret Service will review security cameras and entrance logs in its investigation.

Per CBS News:

The Secret Service is leading a full review of how the substance got into the West Wing, law enforcement officials told CBS News, including examining cameras and entrance logs to determine who had access to the space. Authorities are still working to identify the person who left the cocaine at the White House.

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The discovery of the "unknown item" prompted a "precautionary closure" of the White House, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi acknowledged in a statement Tuesday.

Guglielmi said that the D.C. Fire Department was called to evaluate the substance and determined it was "non-hazardous."

President Biden was not at the White House over the weekend. He, first lady Dr. Jill Biden and members of their family departed for Camp David on Friday. They returned to the White House on Tuesday for an event with the National Education Association and Fourth of July festivities.

“First son Hunter Biden, 53, who has acknowledged a prior addiction to crack cocaine, was on the White House grounds Friday before heading off to Camp David with his father for the holiday weekend,” journalist Miranda Devine wrote.

Cocaine found on White House premises, dispatch call shows… First son Hunter Biden, 53, who has acknowledged a prior addiction to crack cocaine, was on the White House grounds Friday before heading off to Camp David with his father for the holiday weekend https://t.co/57l9KR1cWU

— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) July 4, 2023

The New York Post reports:

First son Hunter Biden, 53, who has acknowledged a prior addiction to crack cocaine, was on the White House grounds Friday before heading off to Camp David with his father for the holiday weekend.

They returned to Washington Tuesday morning.

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Rumors circulated in April that the first son may have been crashing at the White House for a time to avoid being served with court papers by the mother of his love child.

In his memoir “Beautiful Things,” Hunter detailed his years-long battle with cocaine addiction, which he said intensified after the death of his brother Beau in 2015.

Many photos, text messages and other communications revealing his cocaine abuse ended up on the first son’s now infamous laptop, including recently surfaced images of Hunter smoking crack behind the wheel of his car in a residential Arlington, Va., neighborhood in the summer of 2018.

Last month, the first son reached a probation-only plea deal with the Justice Department for tax misdemeanors and entered into a pretrial diversion agreement for lying on a federal gun-purchase form about his drug use.