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Chinese nationals arrested in East Texas, $250k in gold bars seized after traffic stop
KETK Fox 51 ^ | 2 aug 24 | Daisy Escatel

Posted on 08/06/2024 5:41:46 AM PDT by Doctor Congo

During an interview at the Van Zandt County Jail, Chen allegedly stated that the gold bars had been given to him by someone to transport to Dallas however he declined to give any further information.

Lin told officials he left China and traveled to Hong Kong, from there he flew to Turkey and then to Mexico. He then traveled through Mexico with other Chinese nationals in an attempt to enter into the U.S.

(Excerpt) Read more at ketk.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alien; au; chinese; gold; illegal; vanzandtcounty
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Lots more at link, including a gold sniffing police dog.
1 posted on 08/06/2024 5:41:46 AM PDT by Doctor Congo
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To: Doctor Congo

Headed for New Jersey?...................


2 posted on 08/06/2024 5:43:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Doctor Congo

Bob Chen Menendez?


3 posted on 08/06/2024 5:44:36 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Doctor Congo

These two Chinese nationals are illegal aliens. They were arrested as they came into the US. They never showed up for their court dates.

Now they are transporting gold to someone in Dallas. This is a huge story but not on the federal news this morning. Who were they funding?


4 posted on 08/06/2024 5:45:17 AM PDT by Doctor Congo
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To: Doctor Congo

https://easttexasradio.com/chinese-nationals-arrested-possession-of-gold-billion/
Two Chinese nationals were arrested following a traffic stop by a Wills Point police sergeant on I-20 on Thursday. A search of the vehicle turned up a bag behind the driver’s seat containing multiple pieces of gold bullion bars worth between $200,000 and $250,000. The men were arrested for money laundering and booked into the Van Zandt County jail. Both had been in the country illegally since 2023, and had been given a court date but never showed up.


5 posted on 08/06/2024 5:50:08 AM PDT by Doctor Congo
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To: Doctor Congo

250k ....ie ~100 ounces


6 posted on 08/06/2024 5:50:41 AM PDT by reed13k
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To: Doctor Congo

Strange story. Who was the gold for?


7 posted on 08/06/2024 6:00:53 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Doctor Congo

Police pup

Curious what the Chinese would do to two illegals carrying gold .

8 posted on 08/06/2024 6:08:25 AM PDT by OldHarbor (strained statutory arguments, appeals to inconsistent history, reliance on out-of-circuit authority)
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To: reed13k; All

Only about 8-9 lbs. 12 troy ounces per pound.


9 posted on 08/06/2024 6:31:50 AM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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To: Doctor Congo

Stopping a car with 250,000 large in solid gold…well that was handy…


10 posted on 08/06/2024 6:55:15 AM PDT by TalBlack (I We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: Red Badger

Must be the D.C. guys and gals don’t deal in small amounts of gold.


11 posted on 08/06/2024 6:55:24 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Bob434

Looks just like every other Menendez, huh.


12 posted on 08/06/2024 7:13:48 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Doctor Congo

Was it real gold or gold plated tungsten?🤔


13 posted on 08/06/2024 7:26:48 AM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: Doctor Congo

Gold sniffing dog?

I thought Gold was inert. Not putting off any odors.

So, the dog was given the ‘sign’ to activate on the door. Now we have to tear your car apart.


14 posted on 08/06/2024 7:36:44 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT. And I am generally full of /S)
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To: OldHarbor

Thanks for posting the picture of the gold sniffing dog.

The cop used a drug dog and claimed it alerted. But no drugs were found in the links I found. But they found gold.

It sounds like an illegal search to me.


15 posted on 08/06/2024 7:53:23 AM PDT by Doctor Congo
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To: BiteYourSelf

My thought exactly.


16 posted on 08/06/2024 8:40:13 AM PDT by dinodino ( Cut it down anyway. )
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To: Doctor Congo

How in the world would a dog be trained to sniff gold? What sort of scent could gold possibly emit?


17 posted on 08/06/2024 8:43:33 AM PDT by dinodino ( Cut it down anyway. )
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“The cop used a drug dog and claimed it alerted. But no drugs were found in the links I found. But they found gold.

It sounds like an illegal search to me.”

So the two just get deported and County keeps the gold how neat.


18 posted on 08/06/2024 8:46:08 AM PDT by nomorelurker
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To: Doctor Congo
Fwiw, there are claims that dogs can sniff out minerals.

A guy in Sweden has a company, Ore Dog .

Fwiw, a link to a interview of the Swede.

A nose for new mineral deposits: the ore-sniffing dogs transforming mine location

19 posted on 08/06/2024 9:05:03 AM PDT by OldHarbor (strained statutory arguments, appeals to inconsistent history, reliance on out-of-circuit authority)
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To: Doctor Congo
Both had been in the country illegally since 2023, and had been given a court date but never showed up.

Grounds for urgent and summary execution care. (The left say, no kidding, "abortion care" - I say "execution care". Who could object?)

20 posted on 08/06/2024 3:37:55 PM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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