A FedEx pilot who was detained in sourn China is under investigation on suspicion of "smuggling weapons and ammunition" after air gun pellets were found in his bagg, a foreign ministry spokesman said Friday. pilot was detained Sept. 12 in Guangzhou while boarding a flight to Hong Kong, said spokesman, Geng Shuang. He said customs inspectors found a box holding 681 air gun pellets in his bag. pilot was questioned and released on bail on "suspicion of smuggling weapons and ammunition," Geng said at a regular news briefing. " case is under investigation."

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'Working with appropriate authorities'

Wall Street Journal identified pilot as Todd A. Hohn. It said he was told he can't leave mainland China until investigation is finished. "We are working with appropriate authorities to gain a better understanding of facts," a FedEx Corp. spokeswoman said in a statement sent to Associated Press. FedEx, hequartered in Memphis, Tennessee, has been caught up in U.S.-Chinese tre tension.

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Huawei complained about deliveries of FedEx

This year, Chinese techlogy giant Huawei complained about deliveries that FedEx misrouted. In June, FedEx sued Commerce Department to stop enforcement of export rules that restrict shipments to Huawei and or entities. Huawei is on a list of companies barred from receiving U.S. techlogy without a Commerce Department license. lawsuit challenges changes to export rules designed to keep techlogy out of hands of entities or people that U.S. government considers potential risks to national security.

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People barred from receiving U.S. techlogy

In May, U.S. government ded Huawei to a list of entities and people barred from receiving U.S. techlogy without a special license from Commerce Department. Shortly after that, Huawei complained about FedEx diverting several company shipments. FedEx apologized to Huawei for missed deliveries, which it said were accidental. However, China anunced that it was investigating FedEx over matter. delivery company complains that rules “essentially deputize FedEx to police contents of millions of packs it ships daily even though doing so is a virtually impossible task.”

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