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| 3 arrested in ammunition disposal case |
| 2008-02-16 |
| Two scrap metal collectors and a third man have been arrested amid an investigation into unspent anti-tank shells that exploded this week at a Raleigh scrap yard, authorities said Friday. All three Hispanic men were being held by federal authorities on immigration violations, said Joe Lenczyk, the Fayetteville and Smithfield resident agent in charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Authorities have found more than two-dozen live shells in the Raleigh scrap yard, and investigators traced the munitions to the two collectors. Sanford Police Department Capt. David Smith told The News & Observer of Raleigh that a search found similar artillery shells and spent casings at the home of one of the men and that the defendants said they got the material from the Fort Bragg area. "We have information that leads us to believe (the munitions) were deliberately taken from a particular location," Lenczyk said, adding that authorities are still pursuing leads in the case. He declined to elaborate further. Lenczyk said the investigation led to the arrest of a third person who was a felon in possession of a firearm. He was also being held on immigration charges, authorities said. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #2 and how many more times too come |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-02-16 17:27 |
| #1 and how many times have these geniuses been deported before? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-16 16:23 |