PENFIELD – Champaign County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the theft of anhydrous ammonia from a north Champaign County fertilizer business.
Sgt. Dave Coffey said employees at Illini FS on County Road 2700 E in Penfield reported that between Jan. 31 and Thursday three tanks containing anhydrous had been tampered with and that more than $2,000 worth of the fertilizer was gone.
Anhydrous ammonia, a hazardous material if handled improperly, is sought by people producing methamphetamine illegally.
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