Police arrested a U.S. Navy veteran from Arizona after detectives found bomb making materials inside his Chino motel room. Detectives said Jorge Moreno, 46, specialized in ammunition and explosive ordnance.
He has been booked with possession of materials with the intent to make a destructive device, according to the Chino Police Department. Officers responded to the Motel 6 at 12266 Central Avenue to check on a vehicle registered to Moreno. When they arrived, officers saw firearm components inside his car. “A subsequent search of his vehicle revealed chemicals and supplies consistent with precursors of an explosive device, along with several airsoft guns, a ballistic vest and two gas masks,” police wrote in a statement.
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Source: CBS News
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