WHITE POWDER SENT TO CAPITOL NOT DANGEROUS

 

NOT TOXIC. THAT'S HOW FIRE OFFICIALS DESCRIBE THE SUSPICIOUS SUBSTANCE THAT TURNED UP IN A LETTER SENT TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE MONDAY. THE DISCOVERY OF THE WHITE POWDER LED TO THE TOP FLOOR OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING BEING EVACUATED MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SEVERAL HOURS … BUT ASSISTANT SANTA FE FIRE CHIEF JAN SNYDER SAYS THE STUFF IN THE ENVELOPE WASN'T NOT DANGEROUS.

REGARDLESS, THE FBI IS HAVING ADDITIONAL TESTS DONE ON THE SUBSTANCE AT A LAB IN ALBUQUERQUE. A SECOND SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ WAS NOT IN THE CAPITOL WHEN THE LETTER WAS OPENED.