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FBI file on United Nuclear, release 2

FBI via The Black Vault · 2023-03 · 131 pages · text from the file's own layer

This is an FBI Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts release to John Greenewald Jr. of The Black Vault, dated March 29, 2023, covering United Nuclear Scientific Supplies. It was the first interim release: of 517 pages reviewed, 119 were released. The records come from the FBI Albuquerque JTTF and describe a 2006 case. An unidentified caller asked the company for chemicals that could serve as Sarin precursors, then turned up in person at the business. The file also contains grand jury subpoenas and interview notes.

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|______ | has never ordered chemicals like the ones |_____
requested. Normally,______ would order bulk quantities of
various chemicals and then sell smaller quantities to customers
at a reasonable mark up in order to make a profit. I ~l
normally would not have agreed to place a special order for
these specific chemicals, but| | was concerned that they
would be used to make chemical weapons. "(agreed to order
the chemicals and then promptly contacted law enforcement.
______ (would order these chemical's from Specircum
Chemical, 14422 South San JPedro, Gardenaf; California 9024.8,
tel ephon________________ 000. The typical turnaround time for receipt
of the chemicals is usually two to four weeks. On special
orders such as this,I Irequires that the entire purchase
price be paid in advance. In this case it would be
approximately $1,200.00. /
The chemicals would oe delivered by UPS or FedEx.
Normally would normally mail the chemicals to the end
user. When asked how someone can order a chemical that has a
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Chemical Warfare Convention restriction, explained that it
is quite easy to merely order the precursors for that chemical.
If a person has a reasonable background in chemistry, it is
possible to actually process needed chemicals from precursors or
from raw materials found in nature.
|_______| explained that he could empty the packages that
contained the chemicals______ wants and replace them with other
chemicals that appear genuine but are harmless.
When asked what legitimate use I I could have for
these chemicals,! [explained that, other than the isopropyl
alcohol, a chemist could research for six months and not find a
use for the chemicals in other than a destructive or weapons
use, there are no safe or reasonable uses for these chemicals.
_____ explained that the chemicals| inquired about ordering
can be used for nerve gas production. Additionally,! ~~| noted
that some of the chemicals are actually redundant in that they
achieve the same results through a different chemical process.
______ |was "raided" by the enforcement arm of the_____
Consumer Protection Agency approximately four years ago. ______
and| described a SWAT type raid on their business and home.
Both were handcuffed and placed in the front yard while their
property was searched. The raid was a result of | selling
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