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http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/060726boston.htm
July 26, 2006
"Federal arrests made in Massachusetts in connection with take down of internations "khat" trafficking ring
Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Charges Two and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Forty-Two; Authorities Seize More Than $10 Million Worth of East African Drug "Khat""
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http://www.dea.gov/pubs/pressrel/pr072606.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 26, 2006
Operation Somalia Express: Largest Khat Enforcement Ever
44 Members of Criminal Enterprise charged, 25 tons of khat seized worth over $10 million
JOHN P. GILBRIDE, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MARK J. MERSHON, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), joined by WAYNE E.BENNETT, Superintendent of the New York State Police, MARTIN D. FICKE, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), RAYMOND W. KELLY, Police Commissioner of the City of New York (NYPD), and MICHAEL J. THOMAS, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division (IRS), working collectively through the New York OCDETF Strike Force, announced today the coordinated takedown of a 44-member international narcotics-trafficking organization responsible for smuggling more than 25 tons of khat –- worth more than $10 million –- from the Horn of Africa to the United States.
Earlier this morning, law enforcement authorities across the United States simultaneously arrested 31 members of the criminal organization and the remaining defendants are currently being sought. During the 18-month investigation, entitled Operation Somalia Express, authorities seized more than 5 tons of khat - worth more than $2 million - that was destined for United States communities. The indictment announced today represents the largest khat-trafficking prosecution in United States history.
“With these arrests an international trafficking organization that had a monopoly on the khat drug distribution across the nation has been dismantled,” DEA’s Gilbride said. “The success of this investigation proves that the New York Strike Force is vigilant in tracking down those responsible for spawning drug distribution across the globe. I am pleased to say that this organization has been permanently placed on the “DL”- Dismantled list.”
According to the indictment announced today, khat is a plant cultivated in Kenya and Ethiopia. Among the active ingredients in khat are cathinone, a stimulant classified as a Schedule I controlled substance under United States law, and cathine, which is classified as a Schedule IV controlled substance, it was charged. According to the Indictment, users of khat chew the leaves and young shoots of the plant, swallowing the juice and storing the residue in the side of the mouth until the cheek bulges. The primary effects of chewing khat are euphoria and stimulation, and side effects include anorexia, heart disease, hypertension, cancer of the mouth, disorientation, gastric disorders, hallucination, hyperactivity, hypertension, impotence, insomnia, outbursts of irrational violence, and, in exceptional cases, toxic psychosis, it was charged.
According to the Indictment, khat is most potent when used within days of cultivation. Khat traffickers, therefore, must operate efficiently to transport khat from the Horn of Africa, where it is cultivated, to khat users in the United States and Europe, it was alleged. To this end, khat is harvested daily in Kenya and Ethiopia. To maintain moisture and freshness, khat exporters use banana leaves to wrap individual plants into bundles. According to the Indictment, each bundle typically contains 15 to 35 plants. After the khat plants are harvested and wrapped into bundles, khat traffickers transport the bundles of khat by airplane from Kenya and Ethiopia to Western Europe. Khat traffickers then utilize two principal techniques to import khat from Western Europe into the United States for further distribution: (a) human couriers who fly on commercial aircraft with suitcases containing khat; and (b) express mail deliveries, it was alleged.
Between December 2004 and July 2006, the 44 members of the international khat-trafficking organization (the Organization) charged today smuggled more than 25 tons of khat ?- with a street value of more than $10 million - into the United States for retail distribution, it was charged. The Organization imported and distributed khat into and within the United States by (1) arranging for shipments of khat from Africa to be carried from London to New York by human couriers flying on commercial airlines, or sending packages containing khat from the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and other countries in Western Europe to New York using commercial express mail services; and (2) retrieving the khat in New York and sending it by land to Ohio, Minnesota, Maine, Massachusetts, Utah, Washington, Illinois, the District of Columbia, and other states where the khat was sold on the streets.
According to the Indictment, once the khat was sold, the Organization utilized “hawalas” -- informal networks of money remitters commonly used in Africa and the Middle East to transfer money -- to launder the khat proceeds. Between December 2004 and July 2006, members of the Organization delivered millions of dollars of khat proceeds to hawalas in New York, Minnesota, and other places throughout the United States, it was charged. The Organization’s hawaladars then reconciled their hawala accounts with other co-conspirators in Europe, Africa, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and wire transferred a portion of the khat proceeds from bank accounts in the United States to bank accounts in Dubai for the benefit of the khat suppliers, it was charged.
The Organization discusses violence and made threats of violence to control its criminal khat-trafficking enterprise, it was alleged. In or about June 2006, BASHI MUSE, one of the leaders of the Organization, spoke over the telephone with a co-conspirator about efforts to kill a khat customer who MUSE suspected of stealing khat from him, it was charged. According to the Indictment, MUSE also left a voicemail message for the khat customer he suspected of stealing from him, stating: “Be prepared for your death. I swear to God you will die.”
According to the Indictment, the following defendants played the following roles in carrying out the Organization’s khat-trafficking crimes:
Leaders/Organizers -- BASHI MUSE, ALI AWAD, a/k/a “Alex,” a/k/a “Ali Osman,” ABDI EMIL MOGE, a/k/a “Abdi Ilmoge,” and OSMAN OSMAN were the principal leaders of the Organization’s khat-trafficking activities. MUSE was responsible for the Organization’s importation of khat into New York using human couriers. MOGE was a principal distributor of the Organization’s khat in Minnesota. AWAD, assisted and advised by OSMAN, was responsible for the Organization’s importation of khat into New York using express mail packages. OSMAN, who was employed at the United Nations, used the United Nations diplomatic pouch to smuggle khat into the United States.
Regional Distributors -- OMER ALI ABDIRIZAK, a/k/a “Abdulrazak,” a/k/a “Antenno,” MOHAMED AHMED, a/k/a “Mohamed Sharif,” a/k/a “Halloween,” SAEED BAJUUN, YASIR MOHAMED, a/k/a “Nadif,” SOFIA ROBLES, a/k/a “Marcus,” ISSE ALI SALAD, DAHIR ABDULLE SHIRE, a/k/a “Jarato,” MOHAHMED ABDILLAHI MOHAMED, a/k/a “Garad,” ABDULKADIR SHIRE, a/k/a “Fanah,” ISMAIL ALI MOHAMED, a/k/a “Ali Bidar,” MOHAMED JAMA, a/k/a “Jibouti,” HASSAN SADIQ MOHAMED, a/k/a “Gacal,” MUHIDIN MOHAMED, a/k/a “Muqabelow,” LIBAN HASHI, BASHIR AHMED, MOHAMED ALI, a/k/a “Will Isse,” AHMED ISMAIL, a/k/a “Bistollo,” MOHAMED ALI, a/k/a “Ali Ali,” ABDULAHI HUSSEIN, AHMED SHERIF HASHIM, MAXAMED ABSHAR, HUSSEIN AHMED MOHAMED, ABSHIR AHMED, a/k/a “Liban,” LIBAN ABDULLE, and ISMACIIL GELLE were among the Organization’s regional distributors responsible for coordinating the distribution of the khat, imported by MUSE, AWAD, and MOGE, to retail outlets in, among other places, New York, Ohio, Minnesota, Maine, Massachusetts, Utah, and Washington.
Transporters -- AHMED MOHAMOUD EGAL, a/k/a “Arabey,” MOHAMED SHIREH, DEKO OHERSI, a/k/a “Deqa,” ABDUL HERSI, a/k/a “Hurwa,” WELI MOHAMED ABDI, a/k/a “Shine,” WARFA ABDI DIRIE, a/k/a “Jeri,” HASSAN YUSUF, MAHAMUD AFDHUB, WARSAME GULED, ISSE ABDIWAAB, a/k/a “Numberka,” YOUNAS HAJI, MOHAMED MOHAMED, a/k/a “Tegro,” ABDIAZIS SALAH MOHAMED, a/k/a “Alcohol,” and OMAR OSMAN MOHAMED were transporters for the Organization and responsible for moving shipments of khat from one city to another city within the United States.
Money Launderers -- ABDINUR AHMED DAHIR, a/k/a “Abdiqadir Husserin,” and ALI DUALEH, a/k/a “Xidig,” were among the Organization’s principal money launderers and were responsible for receiving cash proceeds from the khat traffickers and arranging for the money to be laundered through bank accounts in the United States to bank accounts in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the benefit of the khat suppliers in Europe and Africa.
The Indictment announced today charged all 44 members of the Organization with conspiracy to commit khat-trafficking crimes. MUSE, AWAD, MOGE, DAHIR, and DUALEH also were charged with conspiracy to commit money-laundering crimes. The Indictment also charged MUSE, AWAD, and MOGE with serving as leaders of a continuing criminal enterprise.
In a related investigation, a federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted 18 people for khat importation and distribution. During a six-month investigation authorities seized more than 1,000 pounds of khat shipped into the Seattle area. Shipments were arriving almost daily from European shippers to a variety of Seattle addresses.
The historic khat takedown announced today is the culmination of “Operation Somalia Express,” a coordinated law enforcement operation involving cooperation between federal, state, and local authorities working collectively through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). Mr. GARCIA praised the investigative efforts of the DEA, the FBI, the New York State Police, the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York City Police Department, the United States Marshals Service (working together as part of the New York OCDETF Strike Force); the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York; and the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, the Nassau County Police Department, and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department in Minnesota.
If convicted, all the charged defendants face a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment on the khat-trafficking charges. MUSE, AWAD, MOGE, DAHIR, and DUALEH face an additional maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment on the money-laundering charges. Additionally, MUSE, AWAD, and MOGE face a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment on the continuing criminal enterprise charges.
The prosecutions are being handled by the Office’s International Narcotics Trafficking Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys DANIEL STEIN and GURUANJAN SAHNI are in charge of the prosecutions.
The charges contained in the Indictment announced today are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/060725providence.htm
July 25, 2006
Providence woman admits selling fake immigration & Social Security cards
PROVDENCE, RI-- Julia Pansoy-Calel, 51, of Providence, has pled guilty to selling counterfeit immigration and Social Security identification cards.
United States Attorney Robert Clark Corrente, and Matthew J. Etre, acting special agent-in-charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New England, announced the guilty plea, which Pansoy-Calel entered yesterday in U.S. District Court before U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith.
At the plea hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard W. Rose said that the government could prove that, twice in December 2005, Pansoy-Calel sold sets of counterfeit Resident Alien cards, also known as green cards, and fake Social Security account cards for $125 a set. On March 29, she sold two sets for $260. On each occasion, photographs that the buyer had given her had been inserted into the fake green cards.
Agents from the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General, along with Providence Police detectives, arrested Pansoy-Calel in May.
Pansoy-Calel pled guilty to four counts of transferring identification documents for unlawful use. The maximum penalty for each count is 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for September 15. Pansoy-Calel is detained in lieu of bail.
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Seattle breaking.
http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/060725cincinnati.htm
July 25, 2006
"Two labor companies and three individuals charged with harboring illegal alien workers and conspiring to launder $12 million
Defendants allegedly provided more than 1,000 illegal workers to national air cargo firm"
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Updates appreciated.
http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/060725louisville.htm
July 25, 2006
"Previously deported alien sentenced to more than 5 years in federal prison"
LOUISVILLE, Ky
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Ok, Seattle shooting -- updating now.
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http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&ncl=http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15148286.htm&filter=0
Police hunt clues in motorist's shooting
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 32 minutes ago
By Kelli Phillips. PITTSBURG - A 32-year-old Pittsburg man was in critical condition Friday after being shot several times while driving, police said. ...
DRIVER SHOT IN PITTSBURG RESIDENTIAL AREA
CBS 5, CA - 1 hour ago
A 32-year-old Pittsburg man was critically injured after he was shot multiple times while driving Thursday night, police Inspector John Conaty said today. ...
Police hunt clues in motorist's shooting
Contra Costa Times, CA - 43 minutes ago
By Kelli Phillips. PITTSBURG - A 32-year-old Pittsburg man was in critical condition Friday after being shot several times while driving, police said. ...
Thanks CallMeJoe for that link.
sure . . . here's some more
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/americas/03/08/mohammed.brazil/index.html
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=25857&d=5&m=5&y=2003
http://www.forward.com/issues/2003/03.03.21/news13.html
https://www.americas.org/item_7211
(the belly of the eagle)
ATTENTION TMers:
Please follow the updates on this Seattle Shooting please at this link:
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Fri Jul 28 2006 17:55:12 GMT-0700.
Worldwide Caution
June 06, 2006
This Public Announcement updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests overseas. This supersedes the Worldwide Caution dated December 12, 2005 and expires on December 6, 2006.
The Department of State remains concerned about the continued threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations and other violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests overseas. Americans are reminded that demonstrations and rioting can occur with little or no warning. The publication in the international press of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, for example, led to widespread demonstrations and riots in several countries.
The March 2006 bombing near the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, illustrates the continuing desire of al-Qa’ida to strike official American targets. Current information suggests that al-Qa’ida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks against U.S. interests in multiple regions, including Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. These attacks may employ a wide variety of tactics to include assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings and bombings.
Extremists may elect to use conventional or non-conventional weapons, and target private interests or “soft targets” with a reduced security posture. Examples of such targets include high-profile sporting events, residential areas, business offices, clubs, restaurants, hotels, places of worship, schools, public areas and locales where Americans gather in large numbers, including during holidays. Financial or economic targets of value may also be considered as possible venues; the failed attack on the Abqaiq oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia in late February 2006 is one such example.
In the wake of the July 2005 London bombings and the March 2004 train attacks in Madrid, Americans are reminded of the potential for terrorists to attack public transportation systems. In addition, extremists may also select aviation and maritime services as possible targets.
U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to maintain a high level of vigilance, be aware of local events, and take the appropriate steps to bolster their personal security. For additional information, please refer to “A Safe Trip Abroad” found at http://travel.state.gov.
U.S. Government facilities worldwide remain at a heightened state of alert. These facilities may temporarily close or periodically suspend public services to assess their security posture. In those instances, U.S. embassies and consulates will make every effort to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens. Americans abroad are urged to monitor the local news and maintain contact with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
As the Department continues to develop information on any potential security threats to U.S. citizens overseas, it shares credible threat information through its Consular Information Program documents, available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov. In addition to information on the Internet, travelers may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.
LATEST UPDATE from the Seattle Shooting thread:
UPDATE...
http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_072806WABshootingEL.3d89c1.html
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BREAKING NEWS:
"One dead, at least five injured in shooting at Jewish Federation in Seattle"
06:04 PM PDT on Friday, July 28, 2006
KING5.com and Wire Reports
Video
Raw video shows chaotic scene
Victims flee building
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ARTICLE SNIPPET: "SEATTLE – One person has been killed and at least five others have been injured in a shooting at the Jewish Federation at 2031 Third Ave. in downtown Seattle. One suspect has been taken into custody.
Police have taken one person into custody. Seattle police spokesman Rich Pruitt said police are confident that only one shooter was involved.
Sources told KING 5 the suspect is a Pakistani man with a criminal background. He is from the Tri-Cities but his citizenship is unknown. Officials are on the way to the Tri-Cities to interview his family.
According to the Seattle Times, a man got through security at the Jewish Federation and told staff members, "I'm a Muslim American; I'm angry at Israel," then began shooting, according to Amy Wasser-Simpson, the vice president for planning and community services for the Jewish Federation.
A joint terrorism task force has moved in. SWAT teams and a bomb disposal unit are at the scene. The building is still being searched and a suspect vehicle is believed to be in a nearby garage in the Bed, Bath and Beyond building at 1930 Third Ave. Police cordoned off part of the garage but have not allowed owners to retrieve their cars until they determine there are no explosives.
Police have secured all the roofs around the building while the suspect is being questioned, to make sure no one else is involved.
Slide shows
Images from the scene
Photos from earlier Solidarity with Israel rally
Three of them victims are believed to be women. Two of them are in their 20s. One 43-year-old woman was reportedly shot in the abdomen while another who's 17 weeks pregnant, was shot in the arm. They were taken to Harborview Medical Center. Another person has a knee injury.
The victims have not yet been identified."
Posted on 07/28/2006 6:06:21 PM PDT by Cindy
http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/index.php?month=8&year=2006&css=moon.css&Submit=Go
http://www.forward.com/articles/8204
News
"Jewish Institutions Put on Alert"
By Ori Nir
July 28, 2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON — Jewish institutions across America have been put on heightened alert following reports that Hezbollah, the terrorist organization that Israel is battling in Lebanon, might attempt to strike targets outside the Middle East. The backdrop of his televised appearance was a photo of New York’s World Trade Center as it burned after being attacked by Al-Qaeda in 2001.
The alert was issued Tuesday, before Al Qaeda’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, threatened that his organization “will attack everywhere” to avenge Israel’s bombing in Lebanon. “All the world is a battlefield open in front of us,” said Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy, in a taped message broadcast Thursday on Al-Jazeera, the pan-Arab television channel.
Zawahiri’s threat is likely to further intensify calls for Jewish institutions to be vigilant and increase security precautions in the face of potential attacks, according to officials with national Jewish groups.
The possibility of terrorist activity aimed at Israeli and Jewish targets worldwide was discussed Thursday at Israel’s Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Israeli security officials predicted that Hezbollah would seek authorization from Tehran to carry out such actions, Ha’aretz reported.
Hezbollah has attacked Jewish targets outside Israel in the past, albeit not in the United States."
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To: ARealMothersSonForever
Thanks ARealMothersSonForever for the link.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1673983/replies?c=17
I'll take a look at it.
Ok, the link, and the original link lead me here.
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http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=378151
A STATEMENT BY THE ROYAL COURT
JEDDAH, JULY 25, SPA -- FOLLOWING IS THE STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY BY THE ROYAL COURT:
" THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS UNDERSTAKEN THE ROLE REQUIRED OF IT BY ITS RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL DUTY WITH REGARD TO THE SITUATION IN THE REGION AND REPERCUSSIONS OF EVENTS IN LEBANON AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. IN THIS REGARD, IT HAS CAUTIONED, WARNED AND EXTENDED ADVICE. FURTHERMORE, IT HAS STRIVEN FROM THE FIRST MOMENT TO STOP THE AGRRESSION, MOVING ON MORE THAN ONE FRONT AND BY MORE THAN ONE MEANS, TO PERSUADE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO FORCE ISRAEL TO AGREE TO A CEASEFIRE.
MEANWHILE, THE KINGDOM HAS DISPATCHED HRH THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND HRH THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL TO MEET H.E. THE U.S. PRESIDENT IN WASHINGTON AND INFORM HIM OF ITS VIEWS ON THE GRAVE AND UNPREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE UNREMITTING ISRAELI AGGRESSION IF MATTERS WENT BEYOND CONTROL. THE KINGDOM HAS ALSO ASKED PERSONAL ENVOYS TO VISIT THE CAPITALS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S PERMANENT MEMBER STATES TO CONVEY THE SAME MESSAGE.
THE ARABS HAVE PROCLAIMED PEACE AS A STRATEGIC OPTION FOR THE ARAB NATION. THEY PRESENTED A JUST AND DISTINCT PLAN FOR REGAINING THE OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES IN EXCHANGE FOR PEACE. THEY REFUSED TO RESPOND TO PROVOCATIONS AND IGNORED ANTI-PEACE EXTREMIST CALLS. IT SHOULD BE STATED THAT PATIENCE COULD NOT LAST FOREVER. IF THE ISRAELI MILITARY BRUTALITY PERSISTED WITH KILLINGS AND DESTRUCTION NO ONE COULD PREDICT THE CONSEQUENCES AND THAN REGRETS WILL BE IN VAIN.
THEREFORE, THE KINGDOM ADDRESSES AN APPEAL AND A WARNING TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS REPRESENTED BY THE U.N. AND IN PARTICULAR THE U.S.
THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA CALLS ON ALL TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HONEST, CONSCIOUS AND INTERNATIONAL MORAL AND HUMANITARIAN LAWS. IT ALSO WARNS ALL THAT IF THE PEACE OPTION IS REJECTED DUE TO THE ISRAELI ARROGANCE THEN ONLY THE WAR OPTION REMAINS AND NO ONE KNOWS THE REPERCUSSIONS BEFALLING THE REGION, INCLUDING WARS AND CONFLICT THAT WILL SPARE NO ONE INCLUDING THOSE WHOSE MILITARY POWER IS NOW TEMPTING THEM TO PLAY WITH FIRE.
--MORE 1625 Local Time 1325 GMT
503 posted on 07/28/2006 6:44:13 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All
And here's the FR full thread that goes with the links in post no. 503:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1673983/posts
508 posted on 07/28/2006 6:45:47 PM PDT by Cindy
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(07-27) 13:00 PDT RICHMOND -- A top leader of the notorious MS-13 street gang was arrested this morning in Richmond by a task force of federal and local law enforcement agents seeking to stop the Los Angeles-based gang from establishing itself in the Bay Area, authorities said.
Jose Santos Bonilla, 33, was arrested during a 6 a.m. raid on a southeast Richmond home. Since Bonilla came to the East Bay from San Francisco six months ago, MS-13 members have been linked to three homicides and several other shootings as it sought to carve out territory and intimidate other gangs, authorities said this morning.
Police recovered a loaded shotgun and a handgun at the scene, but searches at two other locations failed to net any additional gang members. An officer shot a dog at Bonilla's house when it broke free from the woman who answered the door and it charged police.
Bonilla joked and laughed with heavily armed officers while being led in handcuffs to a police van. The letters "MS" were tattooed on the back of his shaved skull.
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