[RabidBartender]

Dynamite.

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.

[archy]

Maybe the FBI stole them, and is building car bombs for their Boston mob pals. Hey, anything for a buck....

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[packrat01]

is about two mining seasons' worth of explosives for the business.

Seems almost like it was in stockpile for the express purpose of being stolen. Dynamite gets old, after a while.

How long, I'm not sure.

[firewalk]

Special Agent in Charge John Torres said the explosives were stolen on May 18

On the news earlier I heard that the mining company discovered it was missing on May 18th, when they did their inventory. They think it's been missing since May 1st.

[Squantos]

Where did you get the "dynamite" info from ???

The report just says "explosives" in the text above and on the ATF web site . Most commercial and private mining firms use binary for OSHA/DOT/Storage/Insurance reasons such as Kine-Pac brand............

Stay Safe !