The chunky-textured, white substance found in rapper DMX’ home last week is still unidentified but drugs were ruled out, police said.  

"We're still looking at what type of powder that is," Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Tuesday. "But we did seize a useable quantity of marijuana. He does have a drug situation there."

Authorities organized a search at the rapper’s Arizona home after the neighbors alerted them in connection with DMX’ dogs who were constantly barking and were allegedly tied up and depreived of food and water. Police confirmed that upon arrival, the dogs appeared very thin and malnourished. Following the search, 12 distressed pit bulls terriers were taken by police.

"It is our understanding that those dogs were left in there 23 hours and 15 minutes a day," said Sgt. Sherry Beckley.

"Somebody would come by once a day and apparently let them out and that is when they had their food and water."

Cops also found the buried remains of three other dogs, firearms, marijuana and the white substance, which they originally believed to be a drug.

Arpaio told the Arizona Republic Wednesday (8/26) he is sending the carcasses of three dogs found buried at DMX' home to a forensics scientist in Atlanta to discover their cause of death.

"That could be important evidence in our case," Arpaio said.

No arrests have been made and it is still unclear who’s to blame for neglecting the dogs.

DMX’ lawyer, Murray Richman, said his client hasn't been in Arizona for at least two months and was "extremely disturbed" to hear the animals weren't being cared for properly.

"We had a caretaker that wasn't taking care, that's what happened," Richman said. "He loves dogs, he loves these animals. Those dogs are practically his family."

He also said he had no idea the police had contacted one of the 36-year-old rapper’s lawyers to warn him about the dogs’ conditions.