I don’t know how reliable this story this is but it does mirror a real event that took place under the Clinton administration. In 1995 China sent a cargo ship, “The Empress Phoenix “ to the port of Long Beach in Los Angels. The ship contained 2000 full auto AK47’s. They were destined for LA street gangs.
Oh my.
Where is that ship today?
What was the name of the Federal prosecutor in the case?
From 1997
U.S. Agents Seize Smuggled Arms
By ANNE-MARIE O’CONNOR and JEFF LEEDS
March 15, 1997|12 AM
SAN DIEGO — U.S. border agents have seized two truckloads of military assault rifles and grenade launchers that were mysteriously smuggled into this country through the Port of Long Beach and were addressed to Mexico City, officials said.
The Mexican consulate said diplomats have been told the ship with the contraband arms came from Asia.
The arms seizure, one of the largest ever made in the U.S., was made a week ago at a warehouse near the Otay Mesa border crossing. No arrest announcements have been made.
One official said it is possible the arms were meant for Mexico’s narcotics cartels, which are becoming increasingly violent and brazen in an attempt to intimidate the government.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-15-mn-38557-story.html