[EnquiringMind]

"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)'


Then why are all of the purchasers Muslim men?

If they were being sold to meth labs and organized crime, wouldn't we see young and old hustlers of all races trying to make a quick buck?

[conservative in nyc]

Then why are all of the purchasers Muslim men?

If they were being sold to meth labs and organized crime, wouldn't we see young and old hustlers of all races trying to make a quick buck?

Not all of the purchasers are Muslim men. Two men from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia were arrested buying a bunch of phones in Pennsylvania, for example. Most Georgians are Christian.

Some terrorist groups are involved in the drug trade, too.