Community

FBI and Police Investigate Suspicious Letter at Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández’s Caguas Office

Published Oct 20, 2026, 6:22 PM ASTvia Telemundo PR

Why this matters: The Caguas district office of Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner, the island’s sole voice in Congress, was targeted in an anthrax scare, forcing an FBI and police explosives response.

A suspicious letter allegedly containing anthrax virus was received Tuesday afternoon at the district office of Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández, located on Padial Street at the corner of Ruiz Belvis Street in Caguas. According to the Police, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Puerto Rico Police Explosives Office mobilized in response to the threat.

Hernández said his staff is safe and thanked local and federal authorities for their intervention. Authorities continue to investigate the incident.

In context (787daily, from public data)

SourceTelemundo PR