DETROIT -- Authorities are trying to determine who dumped more than a ton of frozen chicken outside an old auto factory in Detroit.

The Detroit News reports at least 30 boxes containing the more than 2,000 pounds of sealed chicken breasts were found Sunday afternoon at the former Fisher Body plant on the city's southwest side.Public works and city health officials are to begin removing the poultry Monday.

The city's Department of Health and Wellness Promotion is expected to use packaging and box labels to determine the source of the chicken.

Charges could include illegal dumping.

Michigan's Department of Agriculture also will investigate the dumping.