Posted on 11/16/2006 6:42:56 AM PST by elc
Airport Arrest Turns Up Nuclear Info Nov 16 9:36 AM US/Eastern
A man was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after officials say they found him carrying more than $78,000 in cash and a laptop computer containing information about nuclear materials and cyanide. Sisayehiticha Dinssa, an unemployed U.S. citizen, was arrested Tuesday after a dog caught the scent of narcotics on cash he was carrying, according to an affidavit filed in court.
When agents asked him if he had any cash to declare, he said he had $18,000, authorities said. But when agents checked his luggage, they found an additional $59,000. When they scrolled through his laptop, they said they found the mysterious files.
At a court hearing Wednesday, Dinssa was ordered held in custody until at least until Monday at the request of prosecutors.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Leonid Feller argued Dinssa was a potential risk to the community and federal agents want to get a warrant to search his computer more thoroughly, The Detroit News reported Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Donald Scheer approved Feller's request to detain him.
Dinssa, who is from Dallas, arrived in Detroit from Nigeria by way of Amsterdam and was headed for Phoenix, Feller said. He is charged with concealing more than $10,000 in his luggage, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, the Detroit Free Press reported.
A message seeking comment was left Thursday with his lawyer, Leroy Soles.
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He's obviously attempting to consolidate in order to cut down on travel expenses.
He was coming into the country through Amsterdam, on his way to Phoenix, Arizona.
Unfortunately, "unreasonable" is relative to our judiciary.
IF this guy is a terrorist, then his comrades have been alerted.
That could be read as REASONABLE searches and seizures are OK w/o a warrant - ALA "warrantless wiretaps," that the left goes on about. I do have concerns about the Feds and their hamhandedness at times, but am torn on the specifics. His lawyer could possibly argue that Nigeria (or fill in the blank) has a primitive banking system, and therefore is used to carrying large amounts of cash.
.. a dog caught the scent of narcotics on cash he was carrying,
Clearly he wasn't very good at laundering money.
Neither are illegal. it's illegal for entrants though customs not to declare the cash. Carrying info on nukes and cyanide is suspisious, especially when your not a great thinker.
In agreement with your post, I always remember the quote by, I think, Jefferson: ( paraphrased, )If you want the people to abide by the laws, don't pass any laws that the people won't abide. :-)
The Bill of Rights doesn't apply to customs and border entries.
But apparently it does in Gitmo.........
Yes, but it's not a conspiracy.
Might be the point of the revelation....Except we don't see a name, do we?? So, will it make them wonder and make a call to ????
Oops...yes there's a name. Man, what a name.
clearly missed the rinse cycle.
You can bring any amount into the country. You just have to declare it and fill out forms to prove it is not money laundering. The $ 10 000 limit is only the amount that you can bring in wothout having to prove where it came from.
A misconception.
Thank you for saving me a post. That is exactly the issue.
That could be the point though - to see if he could get through.
yeah, just ask Rambo..."they drew first blood, not me..."
When my husband and I make a quick trip to Vegas, we withdraw a large amount of cash to take with us. (We usually send it ahead to the casino if we have time.)
The girls at the bank have always told us, make sure you carry the bank withdrawal slip with you and you will be fine. This is traveling within the US.
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