'Investigators are also analyzing Sayoc's impounded van in which he lived and allegedly built the pipe bombs because it contains a trove of valuable evidence, from explosive-device materials to credit-card receipts. a center that routes mail and packages sent from Miami-Dade County, where Sayoc was living at the time of his arrest. Postal Service's Royal Palm Mail Processing Center in Opa-Locka, Fla.

Several of the packages passed through the U.S. Despite Sayoc's arrest, the authorities have warned that there may be other packages still working their way through the postal system. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office in South Florida as their return address. Packages linked to Sayoc have used the address of Rep. The Atlanta package is 'similar in appearance to the others' that were addressed to CNN, the FBI said shortly after noon on Monday. He is facing charges for five federal crimes, including the illegal mailing of explosives. The announcement comes three days after the FBI arrested Cesar Altieri Sayoc and accused him of trying to send improvised explosive devices to high-profile Democrats and media targets.

He's seen here being escorted from an FBI facility in Miramar, Fla., on Friday.Ī suspicious package addressed to CNN's office in Atlanta was intercepted on Monday, the network said, adding that all of its mail is being screened off-site. Emergency workers were also seen at the consulates of Italy, Spain, France and New Zealand, the BBC reported, citing Australian media.Cesar Altieri Sayoc faces a number of federal charges after the FBI accused him of sending improvised explosive devices to high-profile targets last week. Packages were sent to diplomatic missions of the United States, Britain, India, South Korea, Pakistan, Israel, Switzerland, Greece and Argentina, the AP reported. 'I knew something was weird with this guy because he's never out, never watered his lawns, nothing like that, that's why I kept away,' Gordo said. Police said they had recovered most of the packages.Ī neighbor of the man, identified only as Gordo, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. A Commonwealth prosecutor told the court the deliveries contained asbestos. Avan appeared at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday, The Associated Press reported. The substance in the packages is 'suspected to have been sourced from his Shepparton home' in Northern Victoria, police said. The 49-year-old man was arrested at his home on Wednesday night. The offense carries a maximum 10-year jail term. Savas Avan was charged with sending dangerous articles through the postal service, Australian law enforcement officials said in a statement. Several foreign consulates in southeastern Australia were evacuated Wednesday as emergency workers responded to multiple 'hazardous material' events in the city.Īustralian police arrested a Shepparton man accused of mailing 38 packages containing a dangerous substance to diplomatic missions throughout southeast Australia. A firefighter carries a hazardous material bag into the Korean consulate in Melbourne.

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