Santander HQ evacuated after white powder sent to executives

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Santander HQ evacuated after white powder sent to executives

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 7th October 2015 10:28

Santander HQ evacuated after white powder sent to executives

Santander evacuated the main building at its Madrid headquarters after envelopes containing white powder were sent to senior executives. Santander, Europe's biggest bank by market value, said it had called in Spain's Guardia Civil police and its specialist unit dealing with chemical threats as a precaution, and was sending off the envelopes to be analysed. The Guardia Civil later revealed on Twitter that a preliminary investigation of the incident pointed to a false alarm......Read more here

[PlanB]

Re: Santander HQ evacuated after white powder sent to executives

It wasn't me

The story doesn't say whether the white powder was suspected of being anthrax or cocaine.

We await the result of the forensic toxicology report with idle curiosity . . . .

Plan B x

# Santander v Mayhew

[julian]

Re: Santander HQ evacuated after white powder sent to executives

"Un polvo" (a powder) has a completely different meaning in colloquial Spanish. Surely the post room scanning machines should have detected the substance prior to distribution to recipients, as in other large organisations.

[Riz]

Re: Santander HQ evacuated after white powder sent to executives

British bankers wouldn't have any trouble recognising cocaine.