FBI found cocaine on Hunter Biden’s holster

THE FBI found cocaine on a gun holster owned by Hunter Biden, according to court documents.

Agents clinically tested a leather pouch which Mr Biden had used to store the .38-calibre Colt Cobra revolver.

The US president’s son has been charged with illegally possessing the gun and two counts of making false statements when purchasing it, after claiming he was not using illegal drugs at the time.

Mr Biden allegedly purchased the pistol in October 2018 but had Hallie Biden – his then-partner and widow of his brother Beau – dump it in a rubbish bin behind a Delaware convenience store 11 days later. A man later found the Colt while sorting through the rubbish.

Court documents say that FBI agents photographing the gun ahead of the trial found white powder on the holster.

“An FBI chemist subsequently analysed the residue and determined that it was cocaine,” court filings read.

“To be clear, investigators literally found drugs on the pouch where the defendant had kept his gun.”

Mr Biden’s legal team is attempting to have the gun charges dismissed.

They say Mr Weiss “buckled under political pressure” to bring the charges, an allegation for which the prosecution says there is no evidence.

In his rebuttal, Mr Weiss said Mr Biden’s own book – Beautiful Things – contained a string of admissions showing he was a drug user at the time.

The charges carry a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, but do not usually result in imprisonment if not accompanied by other charges.

A plea deal agreed last year, before collapsing, would have allowed Mr Biden to avoid charges if he pleaded guilty to misdemeanour tax charges.

Mr Biden is also facing three felony and six misdemeanour charges in Los Angeles after he was accused of evading $1.4 million (£1.1 million) in tax between 2016 and 2019.

‘Investigators literally found drugs on the pouch where the defendant had kept his gun’