Posted on 03/31/2006 8:02:27 AM PST by Qaz_W
A known terrorist -- with links to al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden -- has been arrested in the Toronto-area trying to flee the country, say Sun Media immigration sources.
In one of the most significant terrorism arrests in Canada since Sept. 11, 2001, a man believed to be a captain of the Pakistani extremist organization Mujahadeen-e-Lashkar-e-Tayyba, or LET.
LET is funded by Osama bin Laden and has direct ties to al-Qaida. The man was arrested March 16 by Canadian border service officers in Newmarket, Ont.
Intelligence sources say members of the LET have been trained in Afghan terrorist camps.
Ontario immigration sources say 40-year-old Raja Ghulam Mustafa, a Pakistani national who went by the last name Murtaza, was arrested outside his home with a packed suitcase and a significant amount of cash.
Following the arrest, conducted by the Canadian border service's Greater Toronto Enforcement Centre officers, Mustafa's residence was searched and a briefcase containing fraudulent documents and a laptop were seized.
It's believed Mustafa may have been tipped off that GTEC officers were investigating him and he made plans to flee to the U.S.
Officials told Sun Media that Mustafa was "surprised" he was found by law enforcement. Sources say Mustafa had already given his landlady notice he would be leaving.
He is currently being held at the Toronto West Detention Centre.
In 1997, Mustafa was arrested on violations in the U.S. but was released on a peace bond after he filed a claim for refugee status.
During that time he fled to Canada under a false identity and was eventually able to secure refugee status.
BROTHER-IN-LAW
Mustafa moved to Newmarket to live with his brother-in-law Syed Maqsood Aly, a fugitive wanted in the U.S. for drug trafficking and fraud, say sources.
Both men were at one point living with Syed's brother Nusrat Sheikh Aly -- a suspected human smuggler wanted by United States Deputy Marshals. It's now believed Nusrat Aly has fled the country.
Canadian Border Services Association and Immigration and Refugee Board officials yesterday were keeping tight-lipped on the arrest.
Charles Hawkins, spokesman for the IRB in Toronto, said he couldn't comment.
However Sun Media has learned the case will be dealt with in private immigration hearings.
The Canada Border Services Agency also refused to comment on the case.
The last terrorism-related case in Canada of this magnitude was the arrest of 24-year-old Abdullah Khadr in his family's Toronto home.
Khadr faces extradition to the U.S. on charges of procuring weapons for the al-Qaida terror network for use against U.S. forces. He faces a maximum of life imprisonment
Just today on the other side of the border, in San Diego, California, a Pakistani is up for prosecution in a drugs for Stinger missiles deal for the Taliban / Al Qaeda :
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1606709/posts
I wonder if being officially named the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has anything to do with this ?
Or then maybe not ………….
ACLU: LET my people go..........
Roger that!
Pakistani and Jihadist is becoming an interchangable term..
Beginning to look like a case of brain contamination by virture of Islam, or defective genes by family group behavior..
Perhaps both!
They ARE becoming an increasingly "suspect" and unwelcome addition to one's neighborhood....
Semper Fi
Good work Canada
Thats why I said ....then maybe not...{Wink}
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Pakistani and Jihadist is becoming an interchangable term..
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So true and Peace Be Upon Us (PBUU)
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Our tax dollars at work.
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Three Billion and rising.
[DaveChappelle] Gotcha, bitch! [/DaveChappelle]
Three Billion.
Using an educated English voice,which I am not entitled to.
Mere bagatelle, mere bagatelle. LOL
Well, isn't that statement a fine scorecard for US Homeland Security!
Fleeing TO the U.S.?
We gotta tighten things up a bit I would say....
It was not. Just glad to pay my taxes, when used THIS way. Well done Canada!
"In 1997, Mustafa was arrested on violations in the U.S. but was released on a peace bond after he filed a claim for refugee status.
During that time he fled to Canada under a false identity and was eventually able to secure refugee status."
Catch and Release! Too Freakin' stupid for us to be involved in!
Nope.
Took you for someone on the other side of the border and the 3 Billion figure was the amount of grant given by the US to Pakistan.
Bagatelle........ must remember that.
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Thanks.
More here............
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1606839/posts
Thanks. I remember seeing a headline about cabbies, but I didn't click on it to read details. Serves me right! :-)
I am sure you don't realize how close you are to the truth in that statement. See my Post #14.
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I find this very interesting considering one of the organizations that is organizing the immigration protests in Detroit is ACCESS. Seems their President, Noel Saleh (name found on the "Staff" page) is an ACLU lawyer and supports terrorists:
Noel Saleh. The thrice-disciplined attorney (who was suspended from the practice of law) openly stated at a townhall meeting with federal officials that he has financially contributed to Hezbollah. He heads an Arab welfare agency that gets millions in our tax dollars, yet was raided by the FBI for engaging in Medicaid fraud. The organization also spent thousands in our tax dollars on "job training" (commercial driving lessons and attempts at HazMat hauling certificates) for two men indicted as members of the Detroit al-Qaeda terror cell. He has represented a number of Islamic terrorists, including Ibrahim Parlak and "former" PFLP terrorist Imad Hamad.
Thanks, wonder if the NSA might have helped find this Jihadist?
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