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Men Found With 1,000 Cell Phones Investigated
ClickOnDetroit.com. ^ | August 11, 2006 | ClickOnDetroit.com.

Posted on 08/12/2006 11:31:20 AM PDT by Westlander

The FBI, Homeland Security and police are investigating a suspicious purchase of cell phones at a Wal-Mart in Caro, Mich.

Three men were arrested Friday on suspicion of buying more than 1,000 cell pones, Local 4 reported.

The Nokia Tracfones cost about $20, and customers receive a phone plus 40 minutes of airtime. Also, the phones do not have to be registered to a name, the station reported. These are the same type of phones connected to terror charges against two Dearborn men arrested in Ohio, according to the station's report.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: carocell; cellphones; crushislam; dearborn; fbi; homelandsecurity; islam; islamsfetidaroma; jihadinamerica; muslim; muslims; phones; terror; trop; wot
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Expect Dearborn to be in the news a lot.
1 posted on 08/12/2006 11:31:21 AM PDT by Westlander
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To: Westlander

Where did they get the cash to buy the phones?

Follow the money!


2 posted on 08/12/2006 11:35:53 AM PDT by airborne (Fecal matter is en route to fan! Contact is imminent!)
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To: Westlander
C'mon, what's the big deal? Maybe they were on sale?
3 posted on 08/12/2006 11:38:18 AM PDT by Eagles Talon IV
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To: Westlander
The ONLY way out of this is if he can prove he is reselling them or something, which I doubt.
4 posted on 08/12/2006 11:38:37 AM PDT by cdnerds (cdnerds.com)
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To: Westlander
Do you know how many muzzy men they have caught so far? I'm hearing stories similar the this one, from all over the country. I'm very concerned and loosing count.
5 posted on 08/12/2006 11:39:04 AM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (NY Slimes the paper of record for OBL!)
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To: Westlander

we have a good search feature for postings...


6 posted on 08/12/2006 11:40:41 AM PDT by pageonetoo (You'll spot their posts soon enough!)
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To: Eagles Talon IV
"C'mon, what's the big deal? Maybe they were on sale?"

Yeah right.
And Mohamed Atta was just taking a plane for a vacation with his in laws too.
7 posted on 08/12/2006 11:41:32 AM PDT by Jameison
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

That's my opinion. A few Muslim men caught in one place buying cell phones, no story. Many different groups of Muslim men caught in various parts of the country buying cell phones...you bet there's a story and probably cause for alarm.


8 posted on 08/12/2006 11:41:53 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: Westlander

From Wikipedia:

"Lithium batteries and methamphetamine labs
Unused lithium batteries provide a convenient source of lithium metal for use as a reducing agent in illegal methamphetamine labs. Some jurisdictions restrict or limit the sale of lithum batteries in an attempt to help curb the creation of illegal meth labs. However, the heavy demand for lithium batteries for use in modern, current-hungry devices such as digital cameras conflicts with such restrictions, and they remain controversial. For example, in Wal-Mart stores the limit of sale is four packages of lithium batteries (three in Missouri). [8] Rechargeable Ni-MH batteries are overtaking the disposable lithium batteries since they are more economical."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_battery


9 posted on 08/12/2006 11:42:00 AM PDT by ElCid89 (the corps...the corps...and the corps...)
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To: Westlander

Phone & toss...


10 posted on 08/12/2006 11:42:58 AM PDT by johnny7 (“And what's Fonzie like? Come on Yolanda... what's Fonzie like?!”)
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To: Westlander
"Men Found With 1,000 Cell Phones "

Thanks a lot New York Slimes!!
11 posted on 08/12/2006 11:43:21 AM PDT by Jameison
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To: Westlander

In Iraq and elsewhere, islamic terrorists use cell funds to detonate ieds. I wonder what the going rate is for cell phones in Iraq, Kashmir, Londonistan, Northwest territories, Baluchistan, Helmand Province, Kandahar, etal ?


12 posted on 08/12/2006 11:44:18 AM PDT by AdvisorB (For a terrorist bodycount in hamistan, let the smoke clear then count the ears and divide by 2.)
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To: Westlander

i also heard flight/airport/security info was found...


13 posted on 08/12/2006 11:44:46 AM PDT by leda (Life is always what you make it!)
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To: Westlander

How are about we require background checks on everyone purchasing cell phones now? (Sarcasm)
Sounds like another fishing expedition by the Feds to me.


14 posted on 08/12/2006 11:47:07 AM PDT by mgstarr
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To: alice_in_bubbaland
I'm hearing stories similar the this one, from all over the country.

This particular incident has been posted here countless times.

15 posted on 08/12/2006 11:48:08 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: leda

This is a big story. Another thread on this had lots of Freeper naysayers but a real picture is coming together that can't be written off as ME businessmen.


16 posted on 08/12/2006 11:48:25 AM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a Russian AK-47 and a French bikini.)
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To: ElCid89

This might be a situation of dishonest arbitrageurs understanding that the value of the parts is greater than the cost of buying a Tracphone - sell the batteries in bulk to meth lab owners (which they can't get in bulk at Wal*Mart); the phones in bulk to organized crime and terrorists, who don't really need new batteries, just new phones (which they can't get in bulk at Wal*Mart or most places without getting on camera); and the chargers to phone kiosks or just chuck them. Following their customer chain might lead to some very bad people, even if the phone purchasers themselves aren't terrorists.


17 posted on 08/12/2006 11:50:40 AM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: Westlander
There are two other instances of cell phone purchases similar to this one but in MI. There is something going on. You can't buy these cell phones in lots of 1000, this guys were going all over the states to different Wal-Marts buying these phones, buying the limit they were allowed in each store. They had maps of all the Wal-Marts. One group that got caught had 11,000 bucks in cash and airline passenger lists.

Nothing suspicious here, right?

19 posted on 08/12/2006 11:51:13 AM PDT by calex59 (The '86 amnesty put us in the toilet, now the senate wants to flush it!)
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To: leda

Yes, one of the men who was arrested in Mich., his mom worked for an airline.

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/

Read her entire blog many interesting articles.


20 posted on 08/12/2006 11:51:27 AM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (NY Slimes the paper of record for OBL!)
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