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Search On For Military Veteran Charged In 2016 Car Bomb Attempt

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The search is on for a military veteran from the Bronx charged in the attempted car bombing of a rival drug dealer.

On Tuesday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the NYPD Bomb Squad searched the Baychester home of 36-year-old Richard Laugel.

Police say they found bomb-making materials, several guns, and a silencer.

Laugel was out on bail after being arrested for the failed 2016 bombing. He was charged with murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and arson.

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