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Federal agents seize weapons from self-storage business in Arizona
BETH DeFALCO, Associated Press Writer Thursday, January 16, 2003
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(01-16) 17:39 PST QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (AP) --
Federal agents seized more than 200 weapons, including assault rifles, flame-throwers and a rocket-propelled grenade, during a raid Thursday on a self-storage room in this Phoenix suburb, a federal spokesman said.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms learned about the weapons while questioning Scott Segal, a man arrested in Massachusetts on unrelated weapons charges, agency spokesman Tom Mangan said.
Investigators are still trying to find out how Segal got the weapons and what he was doing with them. Mangan said there is no indication of any link to terrorism.
Agents padlocked the room at Power Mini Storage earlier this week but didn't enter it until Thursday, Mangan said. The room was rented in the name of Segal's mother.
The weapons cache included a rocket-propelled grenade with a launcher -- a shoulder-fired weapon that can be used against armored vehicles. It also included assault rifles, hand grenades, flame-throwers and thousands of rounds of ammunition, Mangan said.
Agents also found antique muzzle loaders and other collectible weapons. Some dated back to World War II and the Korean War.
Segal, 40, was arrested Dec. 30 in Worcester, Mass., Mangan said.
He was indicted in federal court on charges of being a felon in possession of firearms -- a .45-caliber machine gun and a 9mm machine gun -- and unlawful possession of machine guns, said Christina Sterling, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney in Boston. He was released from custody following a court hearing earlier this month.
There was no answer Thursday night at a phone number listed under the name Scott Segal in Worcester. Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts wouldn't comment on the Arizona cache.
Jim Power, owner of Power Mini Storage, said Segal never stood out from other people who stored belongings at the business. He said Segal had the storage room for six months and had last been seen there around Thanksgiving.
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BETH DeFALCO, Associated Press Writer Thursday, January 16, 2003
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(01-16) 17:39 PST QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (AP) --
Federal agents seized more than 200 weapons, including assault rifles, flame-throwers and a rocket-propelled grenade, during a raid Thursday on a self-storage room in this Phoenix suburb, a federal spokesman said.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms learned about the weapons while questioning Scott Segal, a man arrested in Massachusetts on unrelated weapons charges, agency spokesman Tom Mangan said.
Investigators are still trying to find out how Segal got the weapons and what he was doing with them. Mangan said there is no indication of any link to terrorism.
Agents padlocked the room at Power Mini Storage earlier this week but didn't enter it until Thursday, Mangan said. The room was rented in the name of Segal's mother.
The weapons cache included a rocket-propelled grenade with a launcher -- a shoulder-fired weapon that can be used against armored vehicles. It also included assault rifles, hand grenades, flame-throwers and thousands of rounds of ammunition, Mangan said.
Agents also found antique muzzle loaders and other collectible weapons. Some dated back to World War II and the Korean War.
Segal, 40, was arrested Dec. 30 in Worcester, Mass., Mangan said.
He was indicted in federal court on charges of being a felon in possession of firearms -- a .45-caliber machine gun and a 9mm machine gun -- and unlawful possession of machine guns, said Christina Sterling, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney in Boston. He was released from custody following a court hearing earlier this month.
There was no answer Thursday night at a phone number listed under the name Scott Segal in Worcester. Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts wouldn't comment on the Arizona cache.
Jim Power, owner of Power Mini Storage, said Segal never stood out from other people who stored belongings at the business. He said Segal had the storage room for six months and had last been seen there around Thanksgiving.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/01/16/national1742EST0770.DTL