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A California police department spent $153,000 on a Cybertruck for school anti-drug events

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The Irvine Police Department unveiled the purchase Tuesday in a splashy video on social media including on Facebook and X.com .

The department said its Cybertruck would have a limited role: to jazz up anti-drug events at schools through the Drug Abuse Resistance Education ( DARE ) program.

A spokesperson for the department said the department expects to save money in the long run.

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