FBI agents raided an industrial park in Lakewood on Wednesday afternoon and were seen carrying out boxes, some of which were labeled “respirators,” according to a report.

A team of at least two dozen agents wearing face masks descended upon the businesses located on Swarthmore Avenue around 4:30 p.m. but declined to speak to reporters about what they were doing, according to the Asbury Park Press.

“The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of investigations,” an FBI Newark Office spokeswoman told NJ Advance Media late Wednesday.

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Respirators have been an on demand item for health workers during the coronavirus pandemic to treat people infected with the virus.

A few weeks ago, federal authorities seized hundreds of thousands of personal protective equipment items from a hoarding situation in Brooklyn, Gov. Phil Murphy has said.

Murphy said New Jersey received more than 70,000 N95 masks and 5,000 gloves, among other PPE, from the site.

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Chris Sheldon may be reached at csheldon@njadvancemedia.com.