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OFFICIAL FINDINGS REPORT

ILLEGAL ALTERED ITEM MARKET

SUMMARY:

A black-market hub specializing in the trade of occult talismans, relics, and other assorted ceremonial objects, as well genuine altered and paranatural materials was raided in [REDACTED], Czech Republic by a team of special investigators. Unsuccessful attempts by suspects to escape using Altered Items resulted in numerous casualties and prevented the Bureau from questioning all participants. 

The following interrogations revealed that not only is there a vast network of these retailers, but that they seem to be gathering information on Altered Items and other paranatural materials from sources unknown to the Bureau. 

The Bureau's concern here is three-fold:

a) There is a growing underground market for paranatural materials, which implies a growing awareness of their existence among a niche group of the general public

b) These criminal individuals do not seem aware of the items' paranatural powers and their attempts to activate them could prove devastating if done in populated areas

c) The motivation of these collectors are largely unknown

Refer to file 5-12-0221 for full report.