Posted on 07/17/2007 12:38:11 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
The FBI is investigating an alleged human smuggling operation based in Chaparral, N.M., that agents say is bringing "Iraqis and other Middle Eastern" individuals across the Rio Grande from Mexico.
An FBI intelligence report distributed by the Washington, D.C. Joint Terrorism Task Force, obtained by the Blotter on ABCNews.com, says the illegal ring has been bringing Iraqis across the border illegally for more than a year.
Border Patrol officials in the area said they were unaware of the specifics of the FBI's report, and federal prosecutors in New Mexico told ABCNews.com they had no current cases involving the illegal smuggling of Iraqis.
The FBI report, issued last week, says the smuggling organization "used to smuggle Mexicans, but decided to smuggle Iraqi or other Middle Eastern individuals because it was more lucrative." Each individual would be charged a fee of $20,000 to $25,000, according to the report.
The people to be smuggled would "gather at a house on the Mexican side of the border" and then cross the Rio Grande into the U.S., the report says.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...
He's one among many here, lol!
You must be leaving SOMETHING out! oh, I know, those PASSPORTS that they're too ill-equipped to even keep up with.....
I keep banging my head against the wall and the problem still remains.
Thank you Jorge Bush for not doing your job. Thank you for continuing this mess.
That’s true...there seems to be a never-endless supply of zingers around here!
BTTT!!!
And, thank you for your service.
Well, I'm not doing any zinging tonight and tomorrow night I'll be gone - so you're safe for awhile, lol!
Has to be. Our government can account for everyone in it.
I believe my tag line, very appropriate.
That reminds me, I went 'round with a census taker this evening. After a couple of minutes she closed her lap top and left. I told hubby, they'll be back.
I only answered four questions. That won't satisfy them.
(cool, that means I can take my armor off : )
You only answered 4 because you refused to provide others?
Or, you scared her off?????? ;0)
LOL! Check out this clip by Newt Gingrich. It’s called FedEx vs. Gov’t. Bureaucracy:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=15D3ElV1Jzw
BOTH.
Gotta watch this..........priceless!!! (~3.5 min)
lol!
devolve...that’s not loading properly (at least not on my computer....).
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