A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer discovered a suspicious item outside their office at the Port of Friday Harbor on Sunday, Dec. 22 around 8 a.m. The Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad were notified.

The area around the Customs office was evacuated and isolated until the bomb technicians arrived and were able to “render safe” the item, which contained an assortment of electronic parts and wires. No explosives were found.