The Martin County Sheriff’s department announced that it found 720 pounds of high explosives yesterday. The “wethole bags” are used in mining and are a mixture of diesel fuel and fertilizer. According to the departments Facebook page the explosives were recently stolen from a local mine. Local authorities will collaborate with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to investigate the incident. In a statement, Sheriff John Kirk said he “is very pleased this highly explosive material was recovered before it could be used in a harmful way”.