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Sahnoun Daifallah, 42, of Bibury Road, from Gloucester, appeared before magistrates and pleaded not guilty to four charges of contaminating products.

Thanks Cindy. I rest my case about the other article and PC behavior.

Germany tightens truck sales to Iran, Syria over rocket fears

Germany tightened rules on the sale of heavy trucks to Iran and Syria over concern that the vehicles may be used to launch short- and medium-range missiles.

In a ruling issued today by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government, vendors of trucks with three or more axles weighing at least 20,000 kilograms (20 metric tons) will in future need permission for Iran- or Syria-bound sales, according to parliament's daily bulletin.

Merkel's government has gained information ``that both countries use ordinary civilian vehicles for their mobile military rocket programs,'' the bulletin reported, citing the government. Short- and medium-range rockets ``pose a special risk in the politically instable Middle East,'' it said.

2 Chinese deported over illegal rice trading

Records indicated that Li has overstayed while Huang is an undocumented alien. Having been blacklisted and barred from reentering the country, the two made to pay P50,000 each as additional penalty.

“It is unlawful for any foreigner to engage in gainful activity here without the appropriate visa,” he said, noting the need to protect local traders. President Arroyo accompanied a team of National Bureau of Investigation agents in turning Li and Huang to Immigration last April 17.

Lee deputies nab 25 illegal immigrants working on sherif's building expansion

The arrests could prove costly for a Collier County construction company in charge of the project. Lee County officials said Kraft Construction is in violation of a $52 million contract for having undocumented workers on the job.

Sheriff Mike Scott called the entire affair “an embarrassment” to society as a whole.

“It’s ironic that of all the projects they could be working on, they were working on a jail facility,” Scott said. “In my opinion, it’s symptomatic of the bigger problem facing this country. Until we secure our border, we can’t even begin to dream of changing things. It’s like all the barn animals are out, and now we’re just starting to think about closing the door.”