“There’s a couple of reasons why you would do that,” said Page. “If you are using them as a bomb detonator, you don’t really need a battery in there, do you? And secondly, batteries can be used in methamphetamine production.”
No way were they to be re-sold.
FNC just now: Men had removed chargers AND batteries and the men say they were going to re-sell the phones.
Riight. That will work with the uninformed masses.