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Immigrant Smuggling Bust : Large illegal immigrant smuggling house
http://www.12news.com ^ | 01-29-2003 at 3:06 PM | Associated Press

Posted on 01/29/2003 8:06:44 PM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK

Immigrant Smuggling Bust

Phoenix police have uncovered a large illegal immigrant smuggling house.

They received a report from a man who had been held with 60 other illegal immigrants in a central Phoenix house. Four smugglers allegedly held the group and attempted to extort money from their families.

One of the immigrants was allegedly also sexually assaulted by a smuggler. Phoenix police have arrested 20-year-old Fabian Franco on one count of sexual assault.

The smuggling part of the case was handed over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

But Phoenix police spokesman Tony Morales says these type of kidnapping and extortion cases are becoming increasingly common. They are rarely reported though.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Mexico; US: Arizona
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1 posted on 01/29/2003 8:06:44 PM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

American Borders

2 posted on 01/29/2003 8:14:57 PM PST by Barnacle (Not just your everyday marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK; madfly; JackelopeBreeder
...they are rarely reported, though.

How very true...unless they're tied to the eight execution style murders that have been discovered over the last year in the Phoenix area.

And people like Isabel Garcia and Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) try to pin the blame for those atrocities on the citizens' patrols in Cochise County instead of on the slave traders, where it belongs.

3 posted on 01/29/2003 8:38:33 PM PST by HiJinx (Don't that that just frost yer biscuits?)
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To: HiJinx; ATOMIC_PUNK; madfly; JackelopeBreeder
Thank goodness this shocking case has been reported to the INS.
They'll know exactly what to do based on precedents from their startling work on the Malvo Case. I shouldn't be at all surprised if these bad guys are punished harshly, just as they show no mercy to the thousands of Muslims here illegally.

Boy o Boy! These illegal aliens are quaking in their boots over the mere thought of spending hours in harsh custody. I sure hope they aren't late for work when they are released.

4 posted on 01/29/2003 9:44:20 PM PST by Kenny Bunk
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To: Barnacle
Bump.
6 posted on 01/30/2003 12:24:23 AM PST by 4Freedom (America is no longer the 'Land of Opportunity', it's the 'Land of Illegal Alien Opportunists'!!!)
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To: Free the USA; B4Ranch; FITZ; Tancredo Fan; Fish out of Water; Ajnin; Tancred; backhoe; ...
http://www.austin360.com/aas/news/ap/ap_story.html/National/AP.V7418.AP-Immigrants-Kidn.html

Police Bust House With 60 Immigrants

PHOENIX (AP)--About 60 illegal immigrants were held hostage in a Phoenix house while smugglers demanded payment from their families, police said Wednesday.

Police said a man who was allegedly being held at the house escaped Tuesday and called 911. Investigators found about 60 immigrants and four smugglers in the home, Detective Tony Morales said.

One of the smugglers was booked on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman held at the house.

Except for the victim and assailant, everyone found in the house was turned over to immigration authorities, police said.

The immigrants reported paying $200 to $2,200 to be smuggled into the United States, INS spokesman Russell Ahr said. He added that he did not know whether the alleged smugglers were in the group that was detained, or whether any of them would face kidnapping charges.

Local and federal law enforcement officials have said that a growing number of smugglers are holding illegal immigrants for ransom. The cases are rarely reported because victims fear deportation.

AP-NY-01-29-03 2256EST

7 posted on 01/30/2003 6:27:47 AM PST by madfly
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To: HiJinx
Fox will try to make this look like the fault of the USA because it happened here but you can bet money it was Mexicans who kidnapped these people and held them for ransom. Probably friends of Fox just helping him rid his country of unwanted types.
8 posted on 01/30/2003 6:31:39 AM PST by FITZ
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To: HiJinx
Those two you mention have to be loyal to the LaRaza first and foremost.
9 posted on 01/30/2003 6:35:16 AM PST by junta
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To: junta; archy
I believe ~archy~ has a site that lists those who aid and abet the cause. And I'm quite sure the two of them are listed. What really frosts my biscuits is that one of them has been elected to Congress and the other works in the DA's office.

They both wear a cloak of respectability to hide the scum that lies just beneath the surface.

10 posted on 01/30/2003 7:05:53 AM PST by HiJinx (SFC, USA (Retired - but still serving proudly!))
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To: HiJinx
I believe ~archy~ has a site that lists those who aid and abet the cause. And I'm quite sure the two of them are listed.

The *Cheka List* is at present down for maintenance and recompilation, and there'll probably be a splitoff list maintained for the border Quislings and pro-Mexican invasion forces maintained seperately. I'll post a message to the border watch ping lists once it's back up and running.

-archy-/-

11 posted on 01/30/2003 7:24:18 AM PST by archy (Remember that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both a cannibal and a vampire.)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
They received a report from a man who had been held with 60 other illegal immigrants in a central Phoenix house. Four smugglers allegedly held the group and attempted to extort money from their families.

Wouldn't suprise me if these 60 "immigrants" are paroled into the country as victims of the smugglers. They use T-visas for that purpose.

The whole immigration system today, including the H1-B program is a scam being run against the American people and the nation.

12 posted on 01/30/2003 7:36:15 AM PST by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: archy
Kidnapping people and holding them for ransom is a common crime today in Mexico, they even warn you not to use the taxis because you can easily be kidnapped that way. As the US becomes more and more Mexicanized, we can expect more of their types of crimes. The Aztlan types will attempt to blame this on Americans when Americans had nothing to do with any of it.
13 posted on 01/30/2003 8:29:41 AM PST by FITZ
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To: sierradove
I WANT OUR BORDERS PROTECTED, DAM iT!!!!!!!!!

Would something on this order suffice?

14 posted on 01/30/2003 9:29:21 AM PST by Barnacle (Not just your everyday marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia)
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To: madfly
Every other house in Santa Ana, California is loaded with illegal aliens. The police have been told to ignore it because the numbers are so large. If Santa Ana was emptied of illegal aliens, it would be a ghost town. Happening all over bankrupt California, and the governor wants to raise taxes to help pay for the mess.
15 posted on 01/30/2003 10:29:52 AM PST by janetgreen
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To: DeoVindici
Thank you for the INS information. I will use it.
17 posted on 01/30/2003 11:15:27 AM PST by janetgreen
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