Airline Worker Arrested for Illegally Trying to Ship 300 Pounds of Fireworks

Office of Inspector General

Title:	Airline Worker Arrested for Illegally Trying to Ship 300 Pounds of Fireworks
Date:	October 17, 2001
Type:	Investigation
Summary:	Clement (Sonny) Mateo Reyes, Jr., an airline customer service representative, was arrested for trying to ship more than 300 pounds of fireworks labeled as light bulbs and light fixtures. A representative of a Hawaii-based air cargo company discovered the Class 1.3 G explosives after opening the shipment to verify its contents.