Authorities Destroy 60 Pounds of Explosives in Irvine

The Orange County Sheriff's Department begin the use of body cameras in Yorba Linda, Calif., Oct. 4, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

IRVINE, Calif.—Authorities destroyed 60 pounds of confiscated homemade explosives June 8 at the Frank R. Bowerman landfill, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Sheriff spokesman Sgt. Scott Steinle told The Epoch Times that the explosive material was seized over the last year.