Former U.S. Air Force Colonel Todd Hohn was reportedly accused of illegally transporting ammunition after being caught with nonmetallic air gun pellets.
Authorities in Southern China have reportedly detained an American FedEx pilot for carrying non-lethal ammunition during an already-troubled time for relations between Beijing and Washington.reported Thursday that former U.S. Air Force Colonel Todd Hohn was apprehended last week at the Guangzhou airport.
Hohn was reportedly accused of illegally transporting ammunition and a family lawyer in Florida confirmed toSources told the newspaper that Hohn was released and moved to a hotel, but his passport, cellphone and other communication devices remained in the custody of authorities and he has been refused exit from mainland China until an investigation concluded.Christian Junker/Getty Images
"Chinese authorities in Guangzhou detained and later released one of our pilots on bail after an item was found in his luggage prior to a commercial flight," FedEx Corporation said in a statement to."We are working with the appropriate authorities to gain a better understanding of the facts."FedEx was one of many companies caught in the middle of a growing trade war of tit-for-tat tariffs between the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies.
June, in particular, was a tumultuous month for FedEx as it sued the Trump administration over tightened trade rules and China threatened to blacklist the U.S. company following a slew of incidents that month.
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