Queen Elizabeth, Prince William and Prince Harry have been rocked by a shocking new drug scandal — after traces of crack cocaine were found at Buckingham Palace. An exclusive investigation by The National ENQUIRER discovered evidence of numerous mind-bending substances at various spots within the palace — just yards from the royal family’s living quarters! “The Queen and her grandsons were sickened to hear crack cocaine and a host of other drugs were found in the palace,” tattled a source. Read on for details of The ENQUIRER’s exclusive findings, and click here for more royal gossip….
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"It's especially worrying for William and his wife,
Kate, as they have three kids. Their two oldest,
George and
Charlotte, are alway running around the rooms. They've demanded security be stepped up and every room in the palace swept for drugs. The thought of one of their children finding drugs is unbelievable."
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The ENQUIRER found traces of several highly addictive substances at eh world-famous palace after it opened to the public for its annual summer tour, with attracts up to 500,000 visitors.
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Cocaine residue was found in the the plush toilet on the ground floor of the palace — as well as in the lavatories on the residence's grounds. In the ground-floor bathroom, near the Grand Staircase, our investigators also found evidence of the drug methadone, which is used to wean junkies off heroin.
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When ENQUIRER investigators rubbed a toilet lid with a drug-testing swab that's normally white, the swab instantly turned blue, indicating the drug's presence. Swabs also turned blue within seconds of sweeping the surfaces of a table, sink and the tops of chrome toilet-roll holders.
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The swab also had dark-blue spots — indicating crack cocaine had been used there. Our drug kit analysis also showed evidence of a range of psychedelic drugs, including PCP — commonly known as "angel dust" — which can send users in to an uncontrollable rage.
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The evidence raises questions over the effectiveness of security at the palace, which is patrolled by armed officers and uniformed civilian staff. When our investigators visited the estate, they were not frisked at the entrance or exit and only one cop talking to guests at the residence's doors.
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The maximum penalty for supplying cocaine in Britain is life imprisonment, with a jail sentence of up to seven years for possession of the drug. Possession of many psychedelic substances carries a potential jail term of five years in the U.K.
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In May, Britain's Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime, Ben Wallace (left), warned the U.K. was in the grip of a cocaine epidemic and was fast becoming the biggest consumer of the drug in Europe.
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A source said: Britain is awash with drugs, and users get a kick out of smuggling them past armed police to high-profile establishments like Buckingham Palace."
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A security source added: The fact deadly drugs have been taken into the palace grounds should be ringing alarm bells, especially considering the wave of terror attacks which have hit Britain in recent years."
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"It's especially worrying for William and his wife,
Kate, as they have three kids. Their two oldest,
George and
Charlotte, are alway running around the rooms. They've demanded security be stepped up and every room in the palace swept for drugs. The thought of one of their children finding drugs is unbelievable."
Photo credit: Getty Images
The ENQUIRER found traces of several highly addictive substances at eh world-famous palace after it opened to the public for its annual summer tour, with attracts up to 500,000 visitors.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Cocaine residue was found in the the plush toilet on the ground floor of the palace — as well as in the lavatories on the residence's grounds. In the ground-floor bathroom, near the Grand Staircase, our investigators also found evidence of the drug methadone, which is used to wean junkies off heroin.
Photo credit: Getty Images
When ENQUIRER investigators rubbed a toilet lid with a drug-testing swab that's normally white, the swab instantly turned blue, indicating the drug's presence. Swabs also turned blue within seconds of sweeping the surfaces of a table, sink and the tops of chrome toilet-roll holders.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The swab also had dark-blue spots — indicating crack cocaine had been used there. Our drug kit analysis also showed evidence of a range of psychedelic drugs, including PCP — commonly known as "angel dust" — which can send users in to an uncontrollable rage.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The evidence raises questions over the effectiveness of security at the palace, which is patrolled by armed officers and uniformed civilian staff. When our investigators visited the estate, they were not frisked at the entrance or exit and only one cop talking to guests at the residence's doors.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The maximum penalty for supplying cocaine in Britain is life imprisonment, with a jail sentence of up to seven years for possession of the drug. Possession of many psychedelic substances carries a potential jail term of five years in the U.K.
Photo credit: Getty Images
In May, Britain's Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime, Ben Wallace (left), warned the U.K. was in the grip of a cocaine epidemic and was fast becoming the biggest consumer of the drug in Europe.
Photo credit: Getty Images
A source said: Britain is awash with drugs, and users get a kick out of smuggling them past armed police to high-profile establishments like Buckingham Palace."
Photo credit: Getty Images
A security source added: The fact deadly drugs have been taken into the palace grounds should be ringing alarm bells, especially considering the wave of terror attacks which have hit Britain in recent years."
Photo credit: Getty Images
