Chinese Police Probe Gun in FedEx Package

By Chun Han Wong 

BEIJING -- Chinese police are investigating the presence of a gun in a package shipped to China from the U.S. and handled by FedEx Corp. from the U.S., state media said, the latest scrutiny directed at the American shipping company by Chinese authorities.

The package was sent by a U.S. client to a sports-gear company in China's southern Fujian province, the government-run Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday, citing police in the city of Fuzhou, the provincial capital.

Fuzhou police launched the probe after receiving a report and confiscated the gun, Xinhua said. The agency didn't name the client who sent the package or the recipient company.

FedEx didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Chinese authorities are already investigating FedEx over the alleged mishandling of packages destined for Chinese telecom gear-maker Huawei Technologies Co. The U.S. delivery giant has apologized over that issue, which occurred in May, and said it is cooperating with authorities in that probe.

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August 18, 2019 07:17 ET (11:17 GMT)

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