During a police sweep in a Chechen town of Argun, 1.5 tons of saltpeter were found.
According to a report from RF Interior Ministry Department of Regional Public Relations Information, police found thirty 50-kg bags of saltpeter in a grain elevator warehouse.
Saltpeter, which might have been used for self-made explosive devices, was destroyed on site.
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