Two men plead guilty to cigarette racketeering enterprise that funded Hezbollah

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ^ | July 10 | I.C.E. Staff

[PghBaldy]

Every once in a while, I read of another smuggling case. Here's the latest.

[Hunble]

Last month, I personally told the Governor of Minnesota that something like this will happen.

"Be proud Governor, because when you passes a law that taxed and penalized honest American citizens, you invited organized crime to get involved."

Me personally? I have been making a $30 dollar per carton of cigarettes for years now. The more illegal smoking becomes, the more profits I obtain!

[BossLady]

Chit...I'm in the wrong line of work! LOL!

[apackof2]

The Enemy Within

[kittymyrib]

Dearborn, Michigan: Terrorist Territory
What are we going to do about having enemies in the USA?

[firebrand]

counterfeit Zig Zag rolling papers

Now I've heard it all.

[MizSterious]

I think perhaps the more important part of this story is WHO got busted. Given the events of the past week or so, this country should be very concerned about Hezbollah in this country.

[Hunble]

There is a reason why a black market will always make a profit.

Anytime that the government is fighting against the will of the citizens, they will always loose.

The Law of Supply and Demand is absolute!

[livius]

Theodore Schenk, 73, of Miami Beach, Fla.,

Doesn't sound like a Muslim name to me. When the press complains about banking surveillance of Americans, they should realize that there are many people in this world greedy enough to sell their own grandmothers - or their country - if trading with terrorists will bring them a few more bucks.

[litehaus]

Didja, accidently, see the InfoBimbo on CNN interviewing a Dearborn resident and officer of something, I guess, like CAIR...She looked dumbfounded when the guy started spousing the Hezbollah line! And he was living in AMERICA! Great TV! Dumbsters on CNN forever!

[Westlander]

Check out La Shish restaurant. Don't goooooogle use this--
http://livesearch.alltheweb.com/

[stayathomemom]

Speaking of Hezbollah and Dearborn, has anyone been to LaShish lately?

[PghBaldy]

They (terrorists symps) are all over this country, especially on college campuses.

[Lawgvr1955]

Profits derived from the illegal enterprise were given to Hezbollah, a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (DFTO), according to the indictment. The enterprise operated from: Lebanon, Canada, China, Brazil, Paraguay and the United States. Hamadeh and Schenk face a maximum possible penalty of 20 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.

Good thing they weren't involved in some rinky dink drug deal. They would probably get more than 20 years. Sad that terrorists get lesser sentences than garden variety drug defendants.

[qam1]

Ping

[MizSterious]

Yes, they are, including OU at Norman OK, where one of the symps blew himself up--we think he might have intended to get some of the 90,000 or so fans at the game that afternoon, but things didn't go his way, fortunately.

My concern is that with all these cells in the country, some imam could give the jihad command and they all become operational.

[apackof2]

Well I only have basic cable now so I am spared those images

[R.W.Ratikal]

When government heavily taxes a commodity in heavy demand a black-market immediately appears. Smuggling is a part of the logistics of a black-market.

Notice that the U. S. Agricultural Department subsidizes tobacco farmers such as former Vice President Gore.

Conspiracy anyone?

[Libloather]

...counterfeit Viagra...

Can't see any money in that. Who, in their right mind, doesn't sample pills bought on the street before purchasing the entire bottle?

[Gabz]

Nasnny State PING.......

There is a very simple solution to this problem....CUT the dadgummed tobacco taxes back and the black market will disappear.

The greed of the nanny-statists never ceases to amaze me.