[He Rides A White Horse]

....and before anybody starts with the, "videocamera, it's all legal stuff, blah, blah, blah, I know.

Just thought some would want to know, is all.

[Jolly Green]

I give up. Where is the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant?

[Pearls Before Swine]

So what do you guys make of the solvent?

[razorback-bert]

adhesive solvent........

An adesive cannot be a solvent and a solvent cannot be an adhesive.

So which is it?

[TheOtherOne]

Federal agents take custody of Afghan man stopped near Reading  

READING, Pa. (AP) - An Afghan man in the country illegally was arrested in Reading and whisked away to Philadelphia by federal agents, police said.

Mohomad Omar Popal, of Kabul, Afghanistan, had been wanted by federal authorities since 1997, police said. He was stopped by an Exeter Township officer on Saturday while driving toward Philadelphia, about 50 miles away.

Popal was in federal custody Sunday and could not be reached for comment; it was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer. Immigration and Naturalization Service agents declined to comment; an FBI spokeswoman said Sunday evening that she had no information on the matter.

Patrolman Kurt E. Unterkoefler said he arrested Popal after the U.S. Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force in Washington, D.C., informed him that the man has been wanted since 1997. He told police he has been living in Reading.

Two INS agents went to Exeter from their headquarters in Philadelphia upon learning that Popal was there, Unterkoefler said.

"We usually take INS detainees before a district justice and they sit in Berks County Prison until the INS picks them up," Unterkoefler said. "In my experience it was very unusual for them to say they were coming right out for this guy."

The agents searched Popal's truck, which appeared to be loaded with about a dozen cases of soda, Unterkoefler said. He said he found several car batteries, adhesive solvents and electrical wiring under the soda.

"When I saw a Middle Eastern man driving a heavily loaded pickup towards Limerick (nuclear power plant) I became a little suspicious," Unterkoefler said. "The bumper was almost touching the ground."

He said the truck posed a traffic hazard and that the vehicle's registration had expired. Popal presented an expired international driving permit that listed his home address as Kabul, Unterkoefler said.

[fortress]

Here is the link:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0 ,2933,57119,00.html

[abner]

If anyone sees a photo of this guy, I would appreciate a ping.

[Bobby777]

is it possible he was just on a 7 day / 6 night tour of famous American Power Plants, Dams, Reservoirs and Streams? ... hehe ... just kidding ... good work to the guys who caught him ... we all need to be on alert for these clowns ... they are all over the place apparently ...

[Helix]

Once an illegal Afghani,
took pictures to send to his Granny.
When caught in the ditch,
he exclaimed, "What a bitch!"
Now he sits in the jail on his fanny.

[Mixer]

Is this story the same as this one....

http://freerepublic.com/focus/ news/712206/posts

[The Californian]

Wonder if law enforcement will get any kudos or if the media will just jump on them for profiling.... or ignore the entire matter... or yell about no lawyer... anyone want to guess? I don't suppose we will hear "nice work, homeland security" will we.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

This is a little too close for comfort........ I'm about 30 miles from Limerick........

[RightWhale]

Adhesive solvent could be something common like acetone.

[CyberAnt]

Is this the same guy FOX had a "breaking news" about earlier in the day?? Or ... is this another terrorist on the loose??

[cynicom]

Only been wanted for five years???? I sleep well knowing the feds are on the job.

[BOBTHENAILER]

Limerick Nuclear Power Plant?

There was an Afghani named Popal,
Who loved to eat his offal,
he went for ride
got pulled to the side
now he he'll spend a liitle time in Gitmo.

I know, it doesn't really rhyme, but I had no time for a terror based Limerick.

[Helix]

In all seriousness, I can't tell from the article if they were referring to soda-pop, baking soda, caustic soda,etc.

Have you heard anything more specific?

[Black Powder]

Illegal Afghani Picked up near Limerick Nuclear Power Plant.

There once was an illegal Afghani from...

[polemikos]

Illegal Afghani Picked up near Limerick Nuclear Power Plant

Is this a story about counterfeit Afghan currency being dumped near nuclear power plants in hopes of radiating federal agents?

[MVV]

"When I saw a Middle Eastern man driving a heavily loaded pickup towards Limerick [nuclear power plant] I became a little suspicious," Unterkoefler said. "The bumper was almost touching the ground."

Thank god for this man's alertness! God only knows what would've happen if he wasn't taken into custody!