Fifteen industrial spray drones capable of dispersing chemicals recovered by feds weeks after New Jersey theft

Federal agents located and recovered 15 concern drones susceptible of dispersing ample amounts of liquid chemicals aft they were stolen from a New Jersey company, according to officials.

Fifteen Ceres Air C31 concern spray drones were stolen from CAC International, a logistics and shipping institution successful Harrison, New Jersey, connected March 24, according to The High Side Substack, with 1 adept informing the theft could go a "nightmare scenario."

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HSI agents recovered the stolen drones connected April 27. (HSI Newark)

Homeland Security Investigations Newark said connected Wednesday that the drones were recovered successful Dover, New Jersey, implicit a period aft they were stolen.

The New Jersey State Police said successful an earlier connection to Fox News that the drones were recovered astatine Prudent Corporation, a trucking institution that has a warehouse astatine the location.

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"On April 27th, the New Jersey State Police Cargo Theft Unit recovered 15 stolen cultivation drones and spray systems. These drones are labeled as agricultural drones owed to their specified relation arsenic registered harvest dusters. The theft occurred connected March 24th at CAC International, a logistics and shipping institution located successful Harrison, NJ. The drones were recovered astatine Prudent Corporation located successful Dover, NJ. This is an active, ongoing investigation that Homeland Security Investigations and Customs and Border Patrol are assisting with. No further accusation is available," the New Jersey State Police wrote.

Former FBI cause Steve Lazarus said the drones could beryllium a information to the public.

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"Even communal chemicals, utilized improperly, tin beryllium a nationalist information danger. Throw successful the Internet recipes for biologic and chemic weapons that anyone with a Tor browser has entree to, and this is simply a imaginable nightmare scenario," Lazarus said successful an interrogation with The High Side.

"These aren’t hobby drones with cameras. They’re concern sprayers designed to transportation and disperse important amounts of liquid rapidly and with precision."

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