China police investigating FedEx package containing handgun sent from US to Chinese sporting goods firm
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An investigation has been launched after a FedEx package containing a handgun was sent by a US client to a Chinese sporting goods company in Fuzhou, Fujian province, local police confirmed to the South China Morning Post.
Jinan police station, under the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau, said in a statement on Sunday evening that officers from the district had seized the gun and an investigation was under way.
The statement did not say whether the package contained more than one handgun or release the identities of either the sender or recipient.
Tang Liang, director of the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau’s publicity department, confirmed the authenticity of a report by the official Xinhua News Agency, without giving further details.
I cannot reveal more details as the case is still under investigation. Please stay tuned to our official Weibo account for updates
“I cannot reveal more details as the case is still under investigation,” he said. “Please stay tuned to our official Weibo account for updates.”
A FedEx representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.