While I can't speculate on this case and what EnCon may have up their sleeve , I can tell you for sure that when they get their teeth into certain things they don't let go .

Without going into it too deeply , a "personal acquaintance" was on "the list" for years .
The guy had balls of titanium and was certainly a worthy adversary .
His exploits were well known but he was pretty slick and hard to catch .
EnCon never forgot about him , they got him this year after probably 15-20 years of cat and mouse .
This guys "career" lasted almost as long as an EnCon officer , but they never gave up on him .
In the end he was arrested on charges much more serious than those originally intended .
He screwed up that one time and they capitalized on it .

When I read these posts and the one about the fellas in New Haven Harbor , it makes me think that there is an "operation" somewhere up in Mass. supplying the equipment to willing participants who are just looking to make a buck .
Send them off to different locations , fill up the boats and bring them back for the payday .
Getting the people supplying the boats and the cash would be a real prize .
It would be quite a feather in someones cap if they were able to crack an interstate "bunker cartel" .
There may not even be too much time and work involved if these guys are as brazen as it appears .