Police: Powder not hazardous in hotel
LAS VEGAS -March 4, 2008 Authorities say a substance found Tuesday in a room at the
Excalibur hotel-casino is not hazardous but have not disclosed what
the substance is.
The man wasn't sickened and hotel business was not interrupted
after he reported returning to his room and finding the powder on
his bed about 9 a.m.
The investigation comes after officials found the toxin ricin at
another Las Vegas motel last week. Authorities also searched the
Excalibur on Friday in connection with that case, but no ricin was
found.
Hotel officials say the searches involved different rooms.
