A white powder found inside the White House late on Sunday, which led to the temporary closure of part of the presidential complex, was identified by the Washington fire department as cocaine, the Washington Post reported.

The Secret Service confirmed to Reuters that an “unknown item” had been found that led to part of the White House being closed, but referred other questions to the fire department, which declined to comment.

“On Sunday evening, the White House complex went into a precautionary closure as officers from the Secret Service Uniformed Division investigated an unknown item found inside a work area,” a Secret Service spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

The item was discovered in the West Wing, the spokesman said. It is an area attached to the executive mansion where the President lives and includes the Oval Office, cabinet room and press area, along with offices and workspace for the President’s advisers.

President Joe Biden was not in the White House at the time.

Reuters