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3 Detained Trying to Enter Port of Miami

2007-01-07

MIAMI (AP) -- The FBI detained three men who were caught Sunday trying to enter the Port of Miami. A truck driver raised suspicions when he made inconsistent statements at the port's delivery entrance, FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela said Sunday.
"At some point he said he was alone," Orihuela said. However, police stopped the truck and found two more men in the truck cab, she said.

The men, all of Middle Eastern descent, were in this country legally, Orihuela said.

The port's cargo area was closed while authorities investigated.

Posted by:DepotGuy

#14 No 55 gallon drums now? No mention now of an arrest warrant for one of the dudes? No ID on one of the language problem perps? How do they know who he really is? Is CAIR involved yet?

Posted by: Phineter Thraviger 2007-01-07 21:31

#13 GK, the article at the #5 has been re-written since the original afternoon post, and with another reporter's by-line added to the first two writers.

Posted by: mrp 2007-01-07 20:51

#12 Which article did mrp have in mind?
The one linked in #5 doesn't mention 55 gallon drums, but clearly says that the cargo was wire harnesses for automoble electronic equipment -- auto parts. The article does agree that Sunday is a busy day for cruise ships.

Posted by: GK 2007-01-07 20:36

#11 Were they there to transport six imams to the airport?

Posted by: doc 2007-01-07 20:19

#10 Nimble Spemble has the correct measure of the case.

Looks like a nice piece of work by the gate guards on a slow Sunday morning. Hat tip to those guys.

Posted by: Mark Z 2007-01-07 18:30

#9 LOL

Posted by: mrp 2007-01-07 17:01

#8 The men, all of Middle Eastern descent, were in this country legally, Orihuela said.

Hell, in Miami that's reason enough to be suspicious.

Posted by: Shipman 2007-01-07 16:48

#7 Testing, testing 1, 2, 3.

Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-01-07 16:32

#6 I thought Iraqi's could lie better than that...must be racial profiling by the Latino guards and FBI ...uh wait, that's ok..nevermind.
And why are these suspects here legally?

Posted by: Phineter Thraviger 2007-01-07 16:25

#5 UPDATE: (link)

From the linked article:

Authorities have discovered two "suspicious" 55-gallon drums in the back of the truck. Miami-Dade County police's bomb squad and fire rescue's hazmat team were called to the scene.

The driver's manifest indicated he was carrying auto parts, but nothing like that was found in the truck.

Sunday is a busy day for cruise ship travel at the port. Cruise line officials said embarkation of some ships may encounter brief delays.

Posted by: mrp 2007-01-07 16:12

#4 I question the timming of this report!
/channeling demCraps

Posted by: RD 2007-01-07 15:51

#3 Yay! The Religion of Peace!!!

Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-01-07 15:26

#2 I expect this to vanish from the news quickly. More important things to cover, like the Dems getting Congress.

Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2007-01-07 14:46

#1 Foxnews reports that one of them has an outstanding arrest warrant and that a bomb squad has been called.

Posted by: mrp 2007-01-07 14:39

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