SAN FRANCISCO — 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 on May 18 from a mining operation in Scott Bar, Calif., near the Oregon state line border.
According to officials and the Siskiyou County sheriff's department, 700 pounds of dynamite were stolen, which is about two mining seasons' worth of explosives for the business.
Officials said there was no apparent terrorist link to the theft, but they could not rule out the possibility.
ATF officials urged anyone with information to call 1-800-ATF-BOMB.