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Gunshot residue was discovered on items of clothing of a number of the gang – including on designer jackets belonging to Munro and Hendry.

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They’re residue of felled trees that burned in the horrific Palisades conflagration.

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This is the residue of peanuts after the oil has been extracted, normally fed to animals.

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"Also, you've got residues and wastes that you have to deal with out of this industry, and that's problematic. They often produce radioactive materials. It comes at a cost."

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He was packed off, without a phone call, access to a lawyer, or even a way to clean the pepper-spray residue off his clothes and face, he said.

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