Officials troubled by ramifications of missing cyanide

October 11, 2004

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The DuPont Co. and the North Dakota Department of Agriculture are trying to determine how a North Dakota chemical distributor managed to sell a hazardous material that is not registered for any use in the state.

Authorities on Friday continued to search in the Devils Lake area for a missing 15-gallon drum of sodium cyanide that fell off the back of a truck hauling it for beekeepers. The chemical turns into a deadly gas when it comes in contact with water.

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