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| Dynamite Cache Stolen |
| 2002-06-01 |
| The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms posted a $5,000 reward Friday for information leading to the location of a cache of explosives that was stolen earlier this month. Special Agent in Charge John Torres said the explosives were stolen from a gold mining operation in Scott Bar, Calif., near the Oregon state line border. According to the Siskiyou County sheriff's department, 700 pounds of dynamite were stolen, which is about two mining seasons' worth of explosives for the business. The dynamite sticks were stolen between April 6 and May 18 from two locked boxes stored deep in the mine. ATF officials said the thieves had to cut through a door to get to the explosives. Officials said there was no apparent terrorist link to the theft, but they could not rule out the possibility. Maybe they should work pretty hard at doing just that, eh? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |