Chinese police probe gun in FedEx package

Fuzhou police launched the probe after receiving a report and confiscated the gun, according to a microblogging post by police in Fuzhou & # 39; s Jin & an39s district. The post did not name the client who sent the package or the receiving company.

Chinese law prohibits the supply of firearms, and bringing firearms into the country requires a number of permits, including from public security and customs. [19659006] FedEx did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

FedEx prohibits the shipment of firearms outside the United States, according to the company's service guide. Domestically, such shipments are permitted provided the sender and recipient meet certain criteria, such as compliance with the Licensing Act.

Chinese authorities are already investigating FedEx over the malpractice of packages destined for Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co. The US supply company has apologized for the malpractice, which happened in May, and said it is cooperating with the authorities in that probe. .

State media accused FedEx of deliberately violating Chinese laws, noting that the alleged gun was sent under the continuing government probe to the wrong deliveries.

In its Sunday evening news broadcast, China Central Television said that FedEx must be punished for being penalized for actions that have "seriously harmed China's public security" and "are definitely not occasional operating errors." It encouraged the American company to cooperate with the investigation and explain its behavior.

Write to Chun Han Wong at chunhan.wong@wsj.com