India, July 22 -- A California truck driver has been arrested after authorities alleged that he was involved in transporting nearly $3 million worth of stolen tungsten oxide powder, with the case now drawing attention over how he obtained a commercial driver's license.

Deepak Kumar, 31, of Fresno, California, was arrested after Pennsylvania authorities accused him of hauling 10 pallets of stolen tungsten oxide powder valued at $2.857 million, according to The New York Post.

The shipment belonged to Mitsubishi Materials Corporation and was scheduled for pickup on June 24.

The case has sparked scrutiny over California's commercial licensing rules after authorities said Kumar was carrying a valid California commercial driver's license (CD...