q-sugar.jpg Police had no concerns that the powder was a biological agent or poison. Photo suppliedPolice say a mystery white powder found in Queenstown yesterday is probably sugar. Officers were called to the district court house, on Stanley St, at 1.45pm yesterday after a bag of white powder was found in the toilets. Senior Sergeant Paula Enoka, of Queenstown, said it was taken to the airport and ''gave no result - it didn't test positive for any drug or narcotic''. Snr Sgt Enoka said there were no concerns that the powder was a biological agent or poison, such as anthrax.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 12, 2016 20:26 UTC