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Phytotoxins should be considered a group of chemicals potentially endangering the security of communities. Their use in various historical conflicts should serve as a lesson from which security agents need to do all they can to prevent the recurrence of abuse and/or misuse of plant based materials as weapons during conflicts. Weaponisation of phytotoxins remain a worrisome thought that threaten water bodies and the general environment in which people live. Chatters and organizations that checks and controls the use of chemicals such as the Organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW) exist to make sure no chemicals are weaponized. However, there is need to extend the reach to phytotoxins which currently aren’t been exhaustively studied. Security services need to be made aware of the potential dangers that they can pose and the challenges in their remediation. In this way, it will be much easier for scientists, working alongside security service guidelines and policy, to develop appropriate remedial interventions.