FedEx Pilot Detained in China for Suspected Weapons Smuggling

FedEx Pilot Detained in China for Suspected Weapons Smuggling
A pedestrian walks by a FedEx Office store in San Francisco, California, U.S. on June 19, 2003. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Chinese authorities in the southern city of Guangzhou detained a U.S. pilot for FedEx Corp last week on suspicion of smuggling weapons and ammunition after finding suspected air gun pellets in his luggage, the foreign ministry said on Sept. 20.

The detention comes as FedEx faces other investigations in China amid tense U.S.-China trade talks.