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October 17, 2001
Airline Worker Arrested for Illegally Trying to Ship 300 Pounds of Fireworks
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.