Posted on 10/20/2001 9:23:21 PM PDT by concerned about politics
Large candy purchases investigated by FBI
The FBI said Friday that it is investigating the cash purchase of "large quantities" of candy from Costco stores in Hackensack and Wayne.
"We have been advised and we are looking into the incident of a gentleman buying large quantities of candy," said Sandra Carroll, an FBI spokeswoman in Newark.
Carroll declined to identify the purchaser, but indicated that he is in federal custody for immigration law reasons not related to the purchase of the candy.
"I cannot comment on INS detainees," Carroll said.
Carroll said it would be premature to draw conclusions about the purchaser's intent for the candy, which agents had not found by Friday night. She declined to describe the candy.
"We have no evidence or information for us to suspect there is any reason to cancel scheduled events," Carroll said when asked if the FBI had concerns about the safety of Halloween. "However, the public is encouraged to remain alert but calm."
Hackensack police took a report from Costco about the candy purchase at the Hackensack store at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday. The police then contacted the FBI.
"They told us to stay out of it," said Hackensack Police Chief Charles "Ken" Zisa.
Zisa said the FBI had already learned about the purchase. A local Costco manager had reported the incident to corporate headquarters, near Seattle, and had sent a videotape from a store security camera, Zisa said.
An official at Costco's corporate headquarters said Friday night that no one was available to comment on the matter. Another Costco official, who declined to be identified, said such large purchases from the chain of wholesale grocery and household goods stores are not uncommon.
Kerry Gill, a spokesman for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in Newark, said he could not discuss the case because of confidentiality policies.
I like it. Since I'm doing it ahead, I could snazz them up a bit. (Plus, I have lots of odd change to get rid of.) Thanks!
Meanwhile, we've decided give out baked beans and cabbage this year. The food is healthy and everyone can have a gas.
Also a good idea, though most of those little toys are from China and I have a thing about that, although giving out toys made in China is a heck of a lot better than giving out poisoned candy! What do you think of handing out flag pins. Maybe not fun enough? (I can almost picture a little kid with a quizzical expression... "What's this for?")
You sitting down?
About $80,000 worth.
More:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/552988/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/552863/posts
http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/candy.htm
Status: TRUE
Note that in one case, a large amount was *returned*, and put back on the shelf after being "checked". Did they check *every* piece of it? Impossible, IMO.
I am advising everyone I know to avoid purchasing any halloween candy, and to avoid letting their kids accept any, "even from people we know", since it can be tainted at the retail level.
Look at the "antrax model" -- reams and reams of mailings of "white powder", and a few mailings of anthrax mixed in with the lot.
If Moustafa buys several thousand dollars worth of candy, then injects a tip-of-a-needle's worth of smallpox into, oh, let's say one out of every two hundred pieces of candy, there is no way to detect it. None at all. The report (in a link above) that the health department examined the candy and said it looked OK, man, oh man, how naive can people be? Did they test each piece for every known contaminant? Is there any way to test for a microgram or two of smallpox virus buried in a candy bar?
It is not worth gambling with innocent lives. These vermin have demonstrated a complete willingness to murder the innocent with abandon. And they are on record as saying that they will hit us in our "heartland". When I was raising my kids, they were where my "heart" was.
We need to take this war seriously. We have fifth columnists running amok. In another thread, it was reported that Bush signed a directive that took the handcuffs off the CIA, so that they can go about their business of hunting down and killing the terrorists. I have to wonder if they're still restricted from operating in the "domestic theater".
The fifth column has to wonder about that too. If we're lucky, some of 'em will stroke out from the stress of "wondering about it", and the rest of 'em will interpret their deaths as the work of the CIA. :)
Yes, I am sure this chocolate bandit isn't a canadian. America, and Army of one.
You have to be very popular in the neighborhood.
In all truth, I've proven myself to be remarkably proficient in gaining the ire of my fellowmen. Your sarcasm is entirely on the mark.
It's an urban legend. See here:
I can understand if something (or someone) is hungry. But this THING was just killing for the sake of killing. Thus it is with the terrorists. They kill because they LOVE to kill. It gives them a feeling of power over their victims. The "Islam" excuse is just a veneer. These scum would find a way to practice murder and mayhem no matter what religion or culture they espoused.
For an EXCELLENT look at a repressive Muslim culture, read The Haj by Leon Uris. He made the point that the Moslem men were really idolaters, for they worship their own male organs.
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