China confirms detention of American FedEx pilot suspected of smuggling ammunition
HONG KONG —China is investigating an American pilot for FedEx on suspicion of smuggling ammunition, in a case that threatens to deepen troubles for a courier already caught in the crossfire of the U.S.-China trade war.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters Friday that customs officials in the southern city of Guangzhou detained a U.S. citizen Sept. 12 who was carrying 681 airsoft gun pellets in his luggage and planning to travel to Hong Kong.
The pilot was first identified by the Wall Street Journal this week as Todd A. Hohn, a former U.S. Air Force colonel. Hohn was carrying nonmetallic pellets used in low-power replica air guns in a checked bag and cannot leave China pending the outcome of his investigation, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Hohn is out on bail and under criminal investigation for smuggling ammunition, Geng said Friday.
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