The Secret Service has wrapped up its investigation into the White House cocaine scandal.
Not Surprisingly, no interviews were conducted during the investigation, and no specific suspect was identified.
CNN reported that the baggy of cocaine was discovered in “a blind spot for surveillance cameras.”
The investigation failed to gather any substantial evidence. No fingerprints, DNA samples, or leads.
According to Anthony Gugliemi, a spokesperson for the Secret Service, the agency decided not to interview the 500 potential suspects due to the strain it would place on their resources. As a result, the matter has been considered inconclusive, and no further action has been taken.
NBC News reported:
The Secret Service on Thursday announced it had closed its investigation into who left a small packet of cocaine in the White House without finding the culprit, and a spokesman for the agency told NBC News it did so without conducting interviews.
The agency, along with the FBI, tested the packet to determine it was cocaine and looked for any fingerprints or DNA evidence. But the tests yielded no usable forensic evidence. Video footage of the area where the baggie was found also provided no evidence to narrow the possible suspects beyond a list of roughly 500 staff members and visitors who passed through during a weekend earlier this month.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Gugliemi said the agency determined that interviewing all 500 people could be a strain on resources, might infringe upon civil liberties and would likely be fruitless without corresponding physical evidence tying any person to the drugs.
“Yes, you could have a consensual interview,” he said, meaning the interviews would be voluntary. “But we have no evidence to approach them.”
