Our satellite phone was confiscated and our cameras, after nearly being impounded, were painstakingly "registered".
The debris collected is being impounded at Patrick air force base and will only be available to the board of inquiry.
It was first debuted on the streets of New York last October, terrifying Americans as it drove through the meatpacking district, before eventually being impounded by the police.
The plot was uncovered by luck after an online insurance form was incorrectly filled and resulted in one of the bombers' cars being impounded during a motorway police check as they returned home after the aborted operation.
But there was symbolism in Carlos Tevez celebrating City's third goal by sitting down and pretending to turn a steering wheel to make light of his car being impounded due to him not having a valid licence last week.
The heavily-graffitied bus, known as the 'Climate Caravan', was then stopped at least three more times before being impounded and towed to Guayaquil, reportedly for not having a licence for be used for private profit.
