[steve86]

"I hear from law enforcement that these phones are often found at crime scenes and are used in drug deals," said Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AK). "Why? It's because you can't trace them."

Of course you can trace them. A given serial number to a given recipient. The purchased pay-as-you-go phones, OTOH, can be a problem.

[Figment]

“Of course you can trace them. A given serial number to a given recipient. The purchased pay-as-you-go phones, OTOH, can be a problem.”

I’ve seen no information yet that these two were attempting to hide anything. They were on the radar and ignored

[i_robot73]

They track them as well as they tracked the guns in F&F

But, we’re supposed to trust these ya-ho’s w/ our healthcare, 20M+ illegals, gun confiscation, etc.??

And still the GOP ‘leadership’ is mum

[cynwoody]

The purchased pay-as-you-go phones, OTOH, can be a problem.

Obviously the right choice if you are going to use them as a detonation system. Figure investigators will recover the serial number of the receiving phone, and the cell company is going to know the phone that made the call or sent the text. Then they'll find the convenience store that sold the pay-gos, and you'd better hope the video isn't still around, and the clerk doesn't remember anything of use about the wog that bought them.

However, it appears they actually used a remote control meant for use with model cars.