North Carolina officials say they won’t release specifics about which law enforcement agencies received military equipment under a controversial federal surplus program.
The state Department of Public Safety last week released a county-level list of tactical equipment obtained under the federal 1033 Excess Property Program, designed to grant surplus equipment to law enforcement agencies across the country, largely for counter-drug and -terrorism activities. The gear includes rifles, riot shotguns and heavy equipment such as helicopters and mine-resistant vehicles.
The county-by-county information does not specify which agencies actually received this equipment.
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