FLINT, Mich. — A Michigan man was shocked to discover explosive devices inside a car door he had purchased over the weekend.
Flint Police Chief Terence Green told WJRT that a man found the explosives by accident after he had purchased the car door from a salvage yard in Capac. On Saturday, while he was working to install the door on his car, he found C4 explosives hidden inside.
“We wanted to make the public aware, if they come across this type of item, to definitely call 911 and do not try to handle these explosives because they’re very dangerous,” Green told WNEM.
The explosives were safely removed and are being held in a secure location, according to MLive.
Green said that he believes the explosives were likely stolen from a military base, WNEM reported. The explosives were clearly labeled with lot numbers, which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will investigate.
“It can be very dangerous due to the fact these explosives were concealed in the door of the vehicle,” Green told MLive. “If there was some type of motor vehicle accident … these arms would ignite and cause a lot of damage, loss of life. Things of that nature.”
It is a felony for civilians to own or transport C4 explosives in Michigan, and a conviction can carry a punishment of up to 15 years, WJRT reported.