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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2006/08/012642print.html
August 11, 2006
Three Middle Eastern Men Found With 1000 Cell Phones
More cell phone jihad. As I noted about another case recently, cell phones contain a chip that can be extracted and used as a detonator. They're also an easy source of money and a means, if quickly discarded, of untraceable communications. From Michigan's WNEM, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist:
Around 1:00am August 11th three men purchased cell phones from the Wal-Mart store on M-81 near the corner of M-24 in Caro. Wal-Mart places a limit on the number of cell phones that can be purchased at once, that number is three. The three men allegedly bought 80 by purchasing them three at time so that an alert wouldn't be triggered by the cash register. They also paid cash.
An alert clerk grew suspicious and called Tuscola County central dispatch. The Caro Police Department sent a unit and stopped the rented van on M-81 just east of Caro. The suspects were headed towards Bad Axe on M-81 where there is another Super Wal-Mart.
The three men were described as being of Pakistani descent but live in Texas. Police say the three, ages 19, 22, and 23 appear to be naturalized citizens. One man was driving while the other two were in the back opening the phone packages with box cutters throwing the phones in one box, batteries in another and the packaging and phone charger in another container. The suspects had 1000 other cell phones in the van. There was also a bag of receipts showing that someone was in Wisconsin the day before....
Posted at August 11, 2006 03:25 PM
BTTT Lots of reading to do. Thank you, Cindy.
My parents were at the Monroeville store this morning (Pittsburgh) The men were let go!! They said they were for resale in CA....Then why were there similar purchases in CA last week???? Freaks me out...both PA stores are 10 minutes from me.