They had been called by local residents worried about the safety risk from explosives which were being stored at the compound for use as evidence in trials.
While citrus aurantium may have fewer side effects and be easier to obtain than prescription diet pills, I think the risk, cost and lack of clear benefit of supplements containing this compound do not make it a better alternative to diet pills.
While under present circumstances, such access would entail some personal risk, the absence of an opportunity for reaching informed, independent judgments could compound the implications of this conflict for U.S. and allied policy.