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Postal Inspection Service Leads Probe After 100+ Powder Letters

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC · How we work

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Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) evacuated his Kent office after a suspicious powdery letter.
U.S. Postal Inspection Service leads the federal probe into the powdery letters.
The FBI is also investigating the suspicious powdery letters.
Law-enforcement sources report more than 100 similar letters have been received nationwide.
Senators Chuck Schumer, Chris Murphy, Kirsten Gillibrand and Lisa Blunt Rochester also received letters.

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Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) evacuated his Kent office after a suspicious powdery letter.
U.S. Postal Inspection Service leads the federal probe into the powdery letters.
The FBI is also investigating the suspicious powdery letters.
Law-enforcement sources report more than 100 similar letters have been received nationwide.
Senators Chuck Schumer, Chris Murphy, Kirsten Gillibrand and Lisa Blunt Rochester also received letters.