Posted on 02/08/2002 3:31:11 AM PST by Wallaby
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Philippines detains Malaysian man carrying more than 100 passports Deutsche Presse-Agentur February 8, 2002, Friday 06:56 Central European Time Manila
A 42-year-old Malaysian man has been detained in the Philippines after airport security personnel confiscated more than 100 Malaysian passports in his luggage while he was in transit to Kuwait, an official said Friday.
Police Chief Superintendent Marcelo Ele, director of the Aviation Security Group, said Azmi bin Salleh was arrested Thursday evening at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Airport police officer Ivy Galang and other duty officers "conducted rigid inspection on the item" and discovered 104 Malaysian passports, 57,000 U.S. dollars in cash, a mobile phone with the name "Osama bin Laden" on it and a Philippine map.
Ele said Salleh arrived in Manila from Bangkok and was supposed to board a connecting flight to Kuwait when NAIA security personnel "noticed a questionable image inside his luggage" during a routine X-ray check. He said the X-ray showed a black shoulder bag "concealed inside a white travelling bag with Thai Airways logo".
Airport police officer Ivy Galang and other duty officers "conducted rigid inspection on the item" and discovered 104 Malaysian passports, 57,000 U.S. dollars in cash, a mobile phone with the name "Osama bin Laden" on it and a Philippine map.
Ele said Salleh was immediately detained "for questioning on possible involvement in any criminal activities here and abroad". The suspect was later turned over to immigration officials.
All airports and seaports in the Philippines have been on red alert against the entry of suspected terrorists in the country following the arrest in January of a suspected Indonesian terrorist.
The Indonesian, identified as Farthur Rohman Al-Ghozi, allegedly admitted procuring explosives to be smuggled to other Southeast Asian countries.
The military said Al-Ghozi, who is also wanted in Malaysia, is a member of an Islamic group called Jemaah Islamiyah "which has tentacles worldwide particularly in Southeast Asian countries".
Al-Ghozi's arrest led to a raid on a suspected terrorist hideout in the southern city of General Santos, where security forces seized one ton of explosives and arrested three other suspects.
A team of policemen and soldiers seized 50 boxes of TNT and detonating materials weighing about one ton, along with 17 automatic rifles.
Ruck
How dumb are these diaperheads?
Nope, not now. If you remember, President Bush was vocally against federalizing airport security, because he figured raising hiring/performing standards way hig, WITH government oversight to ensure those standard were upheld, would be much better than letting the Fed run anything. After all, what private enterprise does the government run which is both efficieant AND cost effective, hmmmmmmmm??
Unfortunately, everyone was so scared that airports couldn't be trusted to raise their standards, even with Homeland Defense breathing down their necks, that the American people, even the conservatives, caved to DEMOCRATS. Now airport security is not only federalized, but under DOT control!
Best bet: MAKE MUCH, LONG, LOUD NOISE AND GET AIRPORT SECURITY BACK INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHERE IT BELONGS.
Did they call it and see who answered?
I'll have to get bact to you on that.
It's possible there are things that can't be cost effective but we still need them.
What we really need are standards, oversight and consequences.
MAKE MUCH, LONG, LOUD NOISE AND GET AIRPORT SECURITY BACK INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHERE IT BELONGS.
Yes.
The detainee's lawyer is claiming that his client suffers from a REALLY severe case of Multiple Personality Disorder, and that he should be allowed to use the carpool lanes even when traveling solo.
If a person with MPD is threatening to commit suicide, does that count as a hostage situation?
Thanks, Sam.
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