Miscommunication cited in port alert (Port of Miami)
AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/7/07 | Kelli Kennedy - ap
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Posted on 01/07/2007 7:22:03 PM CST by NormsRevenge
MIAMI - Miscommunication led to the detainment of three men at the Port of Miami on Sunday after authorities became suspicious of their documentation and the contents of their cargo truck, officials said.
Authorities initially said the men — two Iraqis and one Lebanese national who are legal permanent U.S. residents — had been caught trying to slip past a checkpoint at the port's entrance.
A port security officer became suspicious when the truck driver could not produce proper paperwork in a routine inspection to enter the port about 8 a.m., Miami-Dade police spokeswoman Nancy Goldberg said.
The driver also indicated he was alone in the truck, though security officers found two other men in the cab, she said.
"Due to a miscommunication between the gate security personnel and the truck driver, we believe there was a discrepancy in the number of people in the vehicle attempting to enter the Port of Miami," Goldberg said. "This, and the fact that one of the individuals did not have any form of ID raised our level of concern."
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Don't worry, be happy.....
Nothing to see here, folks - move along, just keep moving ...
All day? For a miscommunication as to the number of personnel in the truck?
Yep, that is clearly what happened. Shut down a major seaport, costing millions in delayed commerce over a minor communication mistake.
Not even the US government homeland insecurity thinks the public is that stupid. This story had to be planted by someone even more clueless. Maybe the FBI?