Threat raises suspicion: Caller’s motives being scrutinized

A mysterious man who told authorities that four Chinese nationals and two Iraqis were planning a nuclear attack on Boston also named a man known to the DEA, supporting investigators’ suspicions that the caller was using the terrorist threat for his own gain.

According to three law enforcement sources familiar with three cell phone calls the unidentified man made earlier this week to the California Highway Patrol, the caller named a “white male” who was under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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