FBI Investigates After 100 Letters Containing White Powder Sent to Kansas Lawmakers
Republican lawmakers and officials in Kansas said they received letters containing white powder, and the FBI and state investigators are now involved.
In a June 18 statement, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation confirmed that there was white powder in the letters and that about 100 such letters were sent to people across Kansas. A sample of the letters with the powder was sent to a laboratory that specializes in testing potential biological samples, officials said.
“Preliminary tests have returned from this lab indicating the substance is presumptively negative for common biological agents of concern. Further and more complete testing will be conducted on this sample, as well as on additional letters that have been collected, in an effort to determine the components of the substance. The investigation is ongoing. Nothing further will be released at this time,” the agency’s statement said….