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Police Recover 67 Canisters Of Nitrous Oxide Near Fenway Park

BOSTON (CBS) --Police recovered 67 canisters of nitrous oxide near Fenway Park Friday. A Phish concert was taking place in the baseball park that night.

Officers found people using balloons filled with nitrous oxide to get high before the event, police said.

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Police recovered 67 canisters of nitrous oxide near Fenway Park Friday (Photo Courtesy: Boston Police)

The balloons were then littered across the street and sidewalk.

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Balloons were littered on the sidewalk and street near Fenway Friday (Photo Courtesy: Boston Police)

Police confiscated the canisters which were "turned over to the Boston Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Unit for additional processing."

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