If it was destroyed based strictly on "the nature in which it was dropped" this kinda hacks me off. Was it x-rayed first? (sorry, the link didn't come up for me.) If this was possibly a "dead drop", I sure would like to have known what the papers were before they were destroyed.
"the nature in which it was dropped"
So far, there's no mention what exactly this means...
I'll check back later and see if there are any updates.