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A Heritage Employee Was Caught With Drugs Trying to Get Into the Senate, Police Say

Capitol Police found a loaded pistol magazine and pills that tested presumptive positive for cocaine and fentanyl during a routine screening, authorities said.

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Capitol Police officers detained Matthew Christopher Wingate after a routine screening at the entry of the Russell Senate Office Building. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)A Heritage Foundation employee faces a drug-possession charge after a security screening at a Senate office building turned what tested presumptively positive as cocaine and fentanyl, according to court records.Capitol Police officers detained Matthew Christopher Wingate on…

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NOTUS broke the news in Arlington, United States on Friday, July 24, 2026.
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