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He then went to a Walmart and Shell gas Online Cigarettes Store USA station about half a mile from the abandoned business and started approaching people.
Melder “was selling the mercury in small amounts for $20 each and was able to make two sales to two different citizens,” according to court documents. Garza said the FBI is still looking for the buyers.
Melder “played with the mercury Newport Cigarettes Shop with his hands during his sales and allowed the mercury to spill onto the pavement but made no attempt for cleanup,” the court documents said. It is unclear if Melder knew he was handling mercury or understood how toxic it is.
Officials believe the spilled mercury was spread by people who unknowingly stepped on it and tracked it across the parking lots outside the Walmart, the gas station and a nearby Sonic Drive-In, said Houston health department spokesman Porfirio Villarreal.
Additional testing detected mercury inside Cheap Newport 100s cigarettes the Walmart, including at a McDonald's in the store. Possible contamination was also being investigated at a nearby convenience store called Bucky's.
All four businesses remained closed on Tuesday and it might be several more days before cleanup efforts are completed, Villarreal said.
Officials didn’t detect the mercury spills at these businesses until Sunday. Villarreal said less than a pint of mercury was spilled and there is a very low health risk for the public.
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