ATF agents look for potentially live grenade sold at Brunswick County antique mall
Search continues for buyer of potentially live grenade By Kendall McGee | December 29, 2020 at 6:27 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 7:28 PM
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are seeking the publicâs help to track down a grenade purchased this summer at a Shallotte antique mall that could pose a threat to the new owner.
Investigators believe the entire transaction was an accident and neither the vendor nor the buyer knew the grenade could be dangerous.
According to a news release, the grenade was sold by a vendor at the Fancy Flea Antique Mall, located at 2773 Ocean Highway West near Shallotte, on June 13. Agents say finding the buyer has been especially difficult because the purchase wasnât caught on camera and the grenade was paid for in cash.