Two years after the July 2023 discovery of cocaine in the White House, new records are sparking renewed scrutiny—not over how the drugs got there, but over how quickly they vanished.
A series of internal documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) shows the Secret Service ordered the destruction of the narcotics within 24 hours after closing the case. And now, with no confirmed destruction date, more questions are swirling than answers.
The bag of cocaine was originally tested by a trio of agencies: the Secret Service, FBI, and D.C. Fire Department hazmat technicians. After testing, the substance was returned to Secret Service custody for temporary storage on July 12, 2023.
Just two days later, it was transferred to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for destruction, and that’s where the paper trail abruptly ends.
A document titled “Destruction”, created by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), confirms the plan for incineration—but lacks any destruction date. Moreover, D.C. police have redirected all inquiries to the FBI, and neither agency has confirmed when or how the cocaine was actually destroyed.
The Secret Service closed the investigation just 11 days after discovery, citing a lack of forensic evidence and security footage to identify a suspect. The closing of the case sparked criticism at the time, but the latest revelation—that the physical evidence was removed and slated for destruction less than two weeks after discovery—has reignited allegations of political whitewashing.
Federal protocols require that narcotics evidence not tied to active legal proceedings may be destroyed—but the timeline here is suspiciously tight. Agencies like MPD use EPA-approved incinerators, but even these operations require documentation and official oversight.
The missing destruction timestamp, combined with the investigation’s swift shutdown, raises new alarms over how thoroughly the matter was handled.
Critics have already seized on the lack of transparency. No suspect was ever identified. No surveillance footage was publicly released. Now, with the destruction of the evidence occurring almost immediately—and without confirmed records—the case appears not just closed, but erased.
