Phuong Tang, 40, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to placing envelopes containing a white powdery substance on his coworkers’ desks at the Veterans Affairs Southern Nevada Healthcare System. According to court documents and admissions that Tang made in court, on July 12, 2019, two envelopes containing an unknown white powdery substance were discovered at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System. The North Las Vegas Police Department, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, a HAZMAT team, the ARMOR Section, and Counter-Terrorism teams responded and evacuated employees. A presumptive test determined that the white powder within the envelopes were non-hazardous. During a search of Tang’s vehicle, white powder residue was present and visible. When interviewed by law enforcement, Tang admitted to putting the envelopes containing the white powder on two coworkers’ desks.
