Posted on 05/12/2015 2:43:48 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
CEDAR RAPIDS — Caches of guns and ammunition bound for Beruit were secreted among boxes of goods collected in a clothing drive for Syria and Lebanon organized by a Cedar Rapids company, federal authorizes said Tuesday.
Authorities said they intercepted two shipments and seized more than 152 firearms and ammunition. It was not disclosed who the weapons were intended for in Lebanon.
Three Cedar Rapids men and a woman were taken into custody and were scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon to face charges of conspiracy and knowingly shipping illegal weapons.
The four, according to a federal affidavit, are Ali Herz, 50; his brother, Bassem Herz, 29; his son, Adam Herz, 22; and Sarah Zeaiter, 24, the spouse of Bassem Herz.
The complaint paints a picture of a conspiracy that came to light last year when an unnamed firearms dealer in Eastern Iowa became suspicious of large purchases and tipped off authorities. An investigation led authorities to the four people and to raids at the Midamar Corporation, 1105 60th Ave. SW, which bills itself as a leading U.S.-based Halal food brand, and Pizza Daddy, 1539 First Ave. SE.
The Herz family includes principals of Elisser Inc., which operates Pizza Daddy, records show.
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If the shipment was busted by the FLEAs, then it was probably a desperate attempt to ship a few defensive weapons to some Christians trapped in an “Alamo” situation. That, our FLEAs would stop.
Jihadists would just whistle, and get a paradrop from Iran.
sorry 8^P
Their names sound suspiciously Amish.
And once again an evil gun dealer does the BATF’s job for them.
My guess is the guns weren’t destined for the bad guys. The bad guys have their own ready access to guns.
Nothing but media bias. This is a violation of ITAR regulations. I bet NONE of those weapons is illegal in America.
Media just wants you to think so. Lo-Info voters know nothing about guns.
No doubt the shipment would end up on a peaceful “flotilla”, headed for Gaza.
With all those humanitarian supplies.
“My guess is the guns weren’t destined for the bad guys. The bad guys have their own ready access to guns.”
I agree. It is the same way with most of the U.S. guns that end up in Mexico. Most of the time it is .22 rifles and shotguns sent back to the uncle on the farm to protect the crops from animals, and the village from the cartels.
The real bad guys are supported by lots of money and the backing of governments.
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