Chemical fertilizer a potential ingredient in bomb-making
The Vineland Growers' Co-operative Ltd., sold a man about 1,600 kilograms of ammonium nitrate fertilizer two weeks ago without recording his identity. (Google Streetview)
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 9, 2010/4:49 PM ET :CBC News.
Police in southern Ontario were asking for the public's help Wednesday as they continued to search for a man who bought 1,625 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, a chemical fertilizer that can be used as a key ingredient in bomb-making.
The RCMP have confirmed the man purchased 65 25-kilogram bags of the fertilizer on May 26 at a store in Lincoln, Ont., near St. Catharines in the Niagara region.
Insp. Gord Sneddon of the Integrated Security Unit said at a news conference on Wednesday that the man told the farm-supply store he was buying the agricultural fertilizer for a regular customer.
Sneddon said that was a lie.
Police also said it appears proper procedures were not followed in the sale and the farm supplier, Vineland Growers' Co-operative Ltd., did not get the man's identification.
Police said they have no evidence of any link between the purchase and this month's G20 summit in Toronto, but that they are worried about the missing fertilizer.
Buyer had minivan and flatbed trailer
The man is described as being between 5-6 and 5-8 with a short, stocky build and brown unkempt hair. He is believed to be between 50 and 60 years old, with a very strong accent, possibly of European descent. He is missing two fingers on his right hand and walks with a slight limp.
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying this man. (CBC)
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He left the store pulling a flatbed trailer with an older model maroon or red minivan, police say.
Police are asking people who have any further information to call them at 905-688-4111 ext. 4208 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
The ammonium nitrate purchase comes as police and the military begin tightening security because of the upcoming G8 and G20 summits in Huntsville, Ont., and in Toronto.
Amendments to Canada's Explosives Act passed in 2008 require a vendor of ammonium nitrate to record the purchases and who bought the fertilizer, and to alert police if they think there is something suspicious about a purchase.
U.S. bomber Timothy McVeigh used ammonium nitrate to blow up a government building in Oklahoma City in 1995 and kill 168 people.
With files from The Canadian PressRead more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/09/fertilizer-search.html#ixzz0qPcIv8rd
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