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Secret Service admits it twice found marijuana at White House — months before cocaine discovery
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0:54Now PlayingThe Secret Service discovered small amounts of marijuana at the executive mansion last year in addition to the cocaine found in the West Wing earlier this month, a spokesman confirmed to The Post Thursday.
“Per the Secret Service Uniformed Division, small amounts of marijuana were found on two occasions in 2022 (June and September), at a check point,” the rep said in a statement. “No one was arrested in these incidents because the weight of the marijuana confiscated did not meet the legal threshold for federal charges or DC misdemeanor criminal charges as the District of Columbia had decriminalized possession. The marijuana was collected by officers and destroyed.”
Officials at the protective agency also disclosed the incidents to members of the House Oversight Committee during a closed-door briefing.
“In 2022, twice while going through screening, people were caught with marijuana in their possession,” Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) told reporters.
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