A suspicious package delivered Friday to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office at the state Capitol complex in St. Paul contained a nonhazardous white powder, authorities announced Saturday.

The package, which had the return address of “United States Traitor Elimination Army,” caused staff to evacuate the office.

The substance was tested by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the state Department of Health and found to be nonhazardous. Additional tests are being run as the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Minnesota State Patrol continue to investigate.

“We are thankful for the quick response by our law enforcement partners to ensure the staff members working in our office were safe,” Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said in a statement. “We are also grateful to the Minnesota Department of Health, which completed the initial analysis late into the evening on September 27.”

Simon added that it is a crime to intimidate election workers and interfere with the administration of an election.

Similar packages have been delivered to secretaries of state in 15 other states, the Associated Press reported.

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