Canadian "Catch and Release

CNN news ^ | August 13, 2005 | CNN

[xcamel]

(CNN) -- Two men tried to re-enter Canada from the United States early Saturday with handguns and ammunition strapped to their bodies, Canadian police said.

Ali Dirie, 22, and Yasin Mohamed, 23 -- both Canadians from the Toronto area -- face weapons-related charges and are in police custody in Niagara Falls, Ontario, according to a police statement. Ontario's Provincial Weapons Enforcement Team and the Niagara Regional Police Service are investigating.

[xcamel]

These two guys were just picked up again - as part of the big "terror sting" in Toronto.

DUH?

We need some serious FReasearch on the rest of them:

Arrested and charged with offences under the Criminal Code of Canada are:

1. Fahim Ahmad, 21, of Robinstone Drive, Toronto, Ontario;
2. Zakaria Amara, 20, of Periwinkle Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario;
3. Asad Ansari, 21, of Rosehurst Drive, Mississauga, Ontario;
4. Shareef Abdelhaleen, 30, of Lowville Heights, Mississauga, Ontario;
5. Qayyum Abdul Jamal, 43, of Montevideo Road, Mississauga, Ontario;
6. Mohammed Dirie, 22, Kingston, Ontario;
7. Yasim Abdi Mohamed, 24, Kingston, Ontario;
8. Jahmaal James, 23, of Trudelle Street, Toronto, Ontario;
9. Amin Mohamed Durrani, 19, of Stonehill Court, Toronto, Ontario;
10. Steven Vikash Chand alias Abdul Shakur, 25, of Treverton Drive, Toronto, Ontario;
11. Ahmad Mustafa Ghany, 21, of Robin Drive, Mississauga, Ontario;
12. Saad Khalid, 19, of Eclipse Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario.

[ncountylee]

Wonder how many were on the dole?

[gcruse]

I lived in Mississauga in the seventies. Back then, it was solidly upper middle class. I shudder to think what a Muslim enclave it must be now.

[paul51]

Purchasing handguns in NYS isn't exactly easy. It would be interesting to know where they came from.

[xcamel]

Aparently, Georgia.

[petercooper]

'disaffected youths'

[Unicorn]

Sounds like aa bunch of Irish guys.

[vetsvette]

Oh, oh -- They're racially profiling Muslim youths again. A good lawyer and these guys will never have to work again. The shame of it all!

[appleharvey]

Purchasing handguns in NYS isn't exactly easy.

If you're an honest law abiding citizen, I'd agree. If your methods and motives are nefarious, I'd say it would be quite easy indeed.

[Peter Libra]

On these two men.

The dateline is Aug 13th 2005. My copy of the the Toronto Star which had the scoop on the big bust, says that these two were given two year sentences last October.

If they were given two years, it is the pits for them. To keep persons out of the Federal prison system, a sypathetic judge in Canada will give "two years less a day". This puts the person in the milder and better controlled Provincial system.

I just would not like to be any one of these guys, if they are in for two years Federal custody.

[xcamel]

That's my question - why were they not in custody as the 2005 story says?

[imintrouble]

Which TWO men?

I saw only one match.

[Peter Libra]

Whoops, my possible mistake. I perused the long list- finally> These two out in less than six months, after two years sentence- Only in Canada eh?

I hope that I am wrong on this.

[Peter Libra]

Whoops, my possible mistake. I perused the long list- finally> These two out in less than six months, after two years sentence- Only in Canada eh?

I hope that I am wrong on this.

[Peter Libra]

To self. Persons apprehended 2005: Yasin Mohamed,24yrs. Ali Dirie,22yrs

Persons listed 2006: Yasim Mohamed,24yrs. Mohammed Dirie,22yrs.

Easy to be confused, but..... who knows the beggers could still have been released.

[nopardons]

bttt

[imintrouble]

No Harm Done!

They change their names like they change their places of residence - and have a choice of about twenty acceptable monikers they rotate throughout a "cell"....none of them the names they were given at birth no doubt.

DNA is the only way these people can be identified - along with the usual biometric and other devices these days thank the lord we have for our use.

Regardless of who is whom - they are like robotic clones and all think and act in tandem so it matters not who is caught and caught again - they are all one.

[Peter Libra]

No harm done!

Everyone is a winner this time. A splendid read out in today's Toronto Star. Credit where credit is due, otherwise damage control in excess. Each male suspect is profiled. A neat resume, their careers and families, "such nice boys" and so on. Still, good reporting by the Star. Both Yasin Abdi Mohamed and Mohammed Dirie, aka Ali, were named in the "mass arrests". I now quote the Star.

"At the time of the raid Friday,Dirie and Mohamed were in a Kingston penitentary, each serving a two year sentence. They were stopped last year by the Canadian Border Security Agency.....".

Now for the big laugh. Quoting an article in the Star again. "Aside from the fact that virtually all are young men, there is no common denominator" (Bold mine). The contributors to this statement are: Surya Bhattacharya, Nasreen Gulamhussain and Heba Aly.

ROTFL.

[imintrouble]

Thanks for the update!

Keep your backs safe up there northern brother - don't let your guard down - in fact I hope your government will think seriously about upping the security factors.

The only "safe" from harm facilities seem to be buildings housing the media!!!