[Epoch Times Premium Reports] Illegal cannabis cultivation operations, or "grows," are a multi-billion-dollar-a-year industry in California, dominated by a mix of transnational criminal organizations that authorities believe are symbiotic, if adversarial. Lengthy, and likely behind a paywall, but you'll get the idea.
When agents serve a warrant, they often find human trafficking victims, automatic weapons, booby traps and, increasingly, banned toxic pesticides smuggled from China. Buildings contaminated by illegal grows are dangerous because the harsh pesticides that growers use permeate every surface - ceilings, walls, floors, vents, and drywall.
Toxic black mold blooms in the 75 percent humidity needed to grow marijuana. The massive amounts of water and electricity required to sustain an operation can result in structural damage to vents and sunken floors, overloaded transformers, and corroded wiring just itching for a fire.
Working and middle-class families migrate to bedroom communities such as Lancaster, where you can still find a single-family home with a backyard for about $500,000—about half the median price in Los Angeles, according to Redfin. You may find one for even less if a grower has been busted and is offloading at a discount.
Labor and sex trafficking, animal abuse, gun violence and rampant environmental crimes have long been associated with illegal marijuana cultivation.
The prevalence of indoor grows and collateral effects on residential buildings are not new or limited to California. In 2017, Denver police estimated that one in 10 homes were being used to cultivate, leaving the city with a dangerous mold problem.
It may seem counterintuitive that indoor operations are increasingly relying on contraband pesticides, but the lack of natural predators inside means spider mites, aphids, mildew, and black rot or fungus can easily take hold, according to Josh Wurzer, CEO and cofounder of SC Labs, a cannabis testing and research lab.
"Once you get a single fungus spore or any tiny spider mite into a grow and it starts to proliferate, they take root and it takes off," he said. "There are no birds to eat them or natural controls to keep pests in check like there are outdoors."
"All kinds of chemicals are being found. The ones from China, they’re not even in any chemical library," Katz said, noting that they’re having to send samples to an "extremely expensive" lab in Sacramento. "The EPA got involved. We’ve found all kinds of nerve agent pesticides, and they’re not listed in any of these libraries for the machines that read this stuff."
The fact that these compounds are inhaled—either by unsuspecting consumers who think they’re smoking regulated cannabis or by unsuspecting residents who move into a former grow house—exacerbates the harm.
As Wurzer said, when the plant is inhaled rather than eaten, it goes directly into the lungs, bypassing many of the body’s natural defense mechanisms, such as the digestive system and the liver, which filter toxins.
"Any pesticide deemed harmful on a food crop in the U.S. would be extra harmful when it’s inhaled," Wurzer said.
Tom Lackey, a California assembly member whose district includes the Antelope Valley, thinks the dangers are underestimated, in part because of a prevailing misconception that "it’s just pot."
He points to the fact that black market marijuana comprises some 80 percent of total sales in California, , and licensed growers pressured by high taxes and the cost of compliance are taking shortcuts to survive.
The uneasy mix of crime syndicates running illicit marijuana in California, according to law enforcement officials, includes Chinese and Hmong groups, Mexican cartels and Latin American street gangs, and Chaldean and Armenian organizations.
But according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Mexican cartels and Chinese groups continue to dominate the state’s black market. And in recent years, federal investigations have unearthed how Chinese crime networks have risen to global prominence, in part by laundering cartel drug money.
"The fentanyl, the money laundering, the marijuana grows—it’s all connected," Leland Lazarus, associate director of national security at Florida International University’s Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, told The Epoch Times in an email.
These syndicates, Lazarus said, typically employ illegal Chinese migrants, who are often subjected to forced labor or criminality, terrible working conditions, and even sexual violence.
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Two NPS walk into a bar and exclaim, you must all stay very afraid.
"Black mold blooms in the 75 percent humidity needed to grow marijuana."
What is the average humidity of outdoor SoCal?
Scary to think that the outdoor natural humidity of southern california without a grow operation is still enough to bloom black mold. *shudders* How will we not die.
Marijuana and sex trafficking - OMG !!! *lmao*
Because SoCal hippies are known to pick up a sack of hydro and a hooker. Maybe an eight ball and a hooker or two, but a bag of smoke and a hooker - come on, this article is ridiculous.
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I'm afraid it's not, mossomo. Yeah, the hippie who grows his own in his back yard is not much of a problem. But it isn't just the hippie. With illegal immigration we get all kinds of bad people from all kinds of bad countries. The hippie is not a hardcore criminal but some of these people are. They're not growing their own, they're into producing mass quantities so they can make big bucks and they don't care who gets hurt.
These days you can smell burning maryhoochie wherever you go. But it doesn't smell like it used to smell in the old days. People tell me that's because it's been bred to be so much more potent than the cheap Mexican weed we used to get. But I dunno. I wouldn't be surprised if it's not even the same drug at all.
My bottom line: If the government says it's OK I don't want anything to do with it. They said the covid vaccine was OK too.
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Maybe the watchwords should be "Buy Amish." Probably no harsh pesticides, gang violence, sex crime involvement, fentanyl or other dangerous chemical contamination with their pot.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A group of as many as 20 migrants tried to board school busus filled with kids in southern California, according to officials.
The migrants attempted to board buses along two school routes twice this week at the stop near Highway 94 and Cochera, per the Jamul-Dulzura Union School District in San Diego County.
Superintendent Liz Bystedt said in a letter to parents that on Tuesday three migrants were walking in the middle of the highway, trying to stop one of the district's school buses and forcing it to go around the group.
Then on Wednesday morning, about 20 migrants rushed at one bus as it was picking up students from the same stop.
Parents who were present say they helped the bus driver ensure that none of the migrants boarded the bus, as reported by Fox5 San Diego.
Nicole Cardinale told Fox 5 her eight-year-old son's school bus was one of the ones affected this week, describing the incident as 'really scary.'
'He said these adults - they weren't kids - had backpacks on and they were trying to get on [his bus]... He said there was a lot of them.
Bystedt has announced that buses will now skip stops with migrants nearby, heading to the next one on the route, for 'the safety of students and bus drivers.'
'Please stay [vigilant] and if the bus drives by, please follow the bus to pick up your child at the next stop,' the superintendent told parents.
It's unclear why the migrants tried to board the buses, but migrant advocate Pedro Rios told Fox 5 that the heat and mountainous terrain in the area can drive a desperate response.
The school district reported the incident to US patrol, California Highway Patrol and the San Diego's Sheriff's office.
San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April, according to U.S. figures, the fifth region to hold that distinction in two years in a sign of how quickly migration routes are changing.
Many migrants say San Diego is the easiest and least dangerous place to cross. They constantly check their phones for messages, social media posts and voice calls that help them plan their route and crossing.
San Diego’s draw lies in part because Tijuana is the largest city on the Mexican side of the border, U.S. officials say. People of nearly 100 nationalities have arrived at Tijuana’s airport this year, including 12,000 each from Colombia and Cuba, about 6,000 each from Haiti and Venezuela and thousands more from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, China and Mauritania.
Migration in San Diego presents a challenge because people come from a wider variety of countries — including India, Georgia, Egypt, Jamaica and Vietnam — where deportation flights can be costly and difficult to arrange, U.S. officials say. Mexicans, who are deported nearby over land, and Guatemalans and Hondurans, whose governments have long accepted frequent deportation flights, are a smaller presence there than elsewhere on the border.
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That was just one incident, there were actually 2 separate incidents involving 2 diff groups of illegals. Tomorrow me n the Mrs start a 10 day road trip to scout relocation sites in NV.
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I'm sure they were just confused, looking for the downtown express to go pick up their $150,000 home loans.
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The parents were told if there are "migrants" at the bus stop the bus will not stop and to take their children to the next bus stop. In other words, they are on their own. California won't do anything.
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[REGNUM] Houthi activity in the Red Sea continues to escalate. The pro-Iranian Ansar Allah movement has carried out more than a hundred attacks using ballistic missiles, drones and unmanned boats in the ten months of the “sea war.”
The escalation in the Red Sea has affected the interests of 65 countries and 29 major energy and shipping companies. Despite attempts to influence the Houthis, it has not been possible to reduce their activity in the Red Sea.
It is not surprising that opponents of the movement are looking for new ways to deal with them.
TANKER OF DISCORD
The recent attack by the Houthis on the Greek tanker MV Sounion has caused a lot of noise. It was not the first case of a serious damage to a cargo ship - by this time the Houthis had already sunk at least two dry cargo ships (Tutor and Verbena) and almost sunk the tanker Marlin Luanda. However, it was the footage of the burning MV Sounion that was all over the world's media.
At the time of the attack, the tanker, which "suffered critical damage to its tanks," may have been carrying up to 150,000 tons of petroleum products, making the likely spill one of the largest in the region's history.
Of course, the figure is still far from the “oil apocalypse” of 1991, when up to 11 million tons of oil products simultaneously ended up in the waters of the Persian Gulf, but this was the first case of pollution of the marine environment in recent years.
Despite the fact that no objective data on the leaks detected has been presented, the US is actively promoting the topic of the disaster in the Red Sea, accusing the Houthis of environmental terrorism.
At the same time, as the Pentagon reported, Iranian proxies deliberately worsened the situation by not allowing tugboats to get to the burning tanker and threatening to strike rescue ships.
The West also believes that the Houthis chose the MV Sounion as a sacrificial victim: it was reported that after the missile and drone strikes on the tanker, a group of fighters boarded it and planted explosives in order to blow up the vessel remotely and guarantee a leak.
At the same time, representatives of the movement dispute the accusations. According to them, the strike was controlled and oil products did not get into the Red Sea, especially since a possible oil spill would have threatened the security of all of Yemen, including the territories controlled by Ansar Allah.
In addition, the Houthis did not interfere with the evacuation of the crew of the damaged vessel, and also agreed - after some deliberation - to allow tugboats into the sea fire zone. However, on the condition that Washington and other Western powers do not use this lull to carry out provocations.
The MV Sounion situation bears many similarities to the March incident involving damage to undersea fibre-optic cables near Yemen, in which the Houthis were also accused of terrorist activity and of obstructing repair work.
Although Ansar Allah was ready to assist in allowing foreign firms into the “affected area” on the condition that their actions were fully controlled by Yemeni security forces.
The ultimate goal of such media campaigns is quite clear: to secure the Houthis’ status as a party that cannot negotiate, turning their regional neighbors against them, and thereby provoking Iranian proxies into conflict with other Middle Eastern states.
BY OTHER PEOPLE'S HANDS
Despite having a large number of instruments of influence (including force), the United States is still unable to counter the activities of the Houthis.
Airstrikes on the traffic infrastructure have not produced any significant results, and the presence in the region of powerful naval missions – “Prosperity Guardian” and “Aspides”, the composition of which is constantly being strengthened – only increases the excitement of Iranian proxies.
The Houthis, with enviable regularity, take aim not only at civilian ships, but also at military vessels (including aircraft carriers), thereby undermining the coalition’s image.
In a situation where the US lacks the strength to influence the Houthis on its own, regional partners – Saudi Arabia and the UAE – are coming to the fore. Using them to draw away the Ansar Allah forces seems like a risky but tempting option.
Moreover, both the March break in the submarine cables and the incident with the MV Sounion pose a threat to the security of the Arabian monarchies, and they will be forced to respond to it sooner or later.
However, the Arabs are in no hurry to fully return to the Yemeni conflict.
Saudi Arabia is the most active in avoiding escalation with the Houthis. Riyadh has avoided participating in the American-British and Israeli retaliatory operations, not even providing its partners with “jump-off airfields.”
Moreover, the Saudis were not particularly enthusiastic about the naval mission "Guardian of Prosperity", reducing their participation in it to nominal.
The UAE is much more determined. The Houthis' "maritime war" has damaged the country's economic well-being: the volume of shipping through UAE ports has fallen more than twofold compared to the pre-crisis period, and national companies responsible for organizing shipping have suffered significant losses.
Moreover, given the close business ties between the UAE and Israel, Abu Dhabi is by default "in the crosshairs" of the Houthis, as representatives of the movement have repeatedly stated. So far, Iran, with which the UAE has established a "cold peace" in relations, has managed to restrain the zeal of its protégés.
However, given the strategic autonomy of the Houthis, even Tehran cannot guarantee absolute peace for the Emirates.
Finally, the UAE is eager to take revenge in the struggle for influence within Yemen. The “southern elite” nurtured with the participation of Abu Dhabi was unable to separate during the acute phase of the conflict (although it declared independence for the South several times), and during the calm period it was pushed aside by the Saudi creature from governing “a united Yemen.”
Therefore, the Emirates need to somehow strengthen the authority of the southern generals - and the operation against the Houthis (which will also allow Abu Dhabi to effectively remain outside the conflict) is quite suitable for this.
Washington and Abu Dhabi may well soon use Emirati proxy forces in Yemen to distract the Houthis from maritime operations.
This intention is evidenced, for example, by the fact that the southerners suddenly began to concentrate forces again along the line of contact in the disputed province of Dali, although several months earlier they had reached an agreement with Ansar Allah on the mutual withdrawal of troops.
The few tanks remaining in service with the southerners are also being transferred to the area, which indicates the seriousness of the intentions of the Emirati proxies.
To achieve their goals, the US and the UAE will only need to provoke the Houthis into a military clash with the southerners in order to blame pro-Iranian agents for disrupting the settlement in Yemen.
This will not only distract the Houthis from restoring the balance of interests within the country, but will also knock the ground out from under Tehran’s feet for some time, which will be forced to restore order in the ranks of the “Axis of Resistance” and explain itself to the Arabian monarchies.
Of course, such a combination will not allow the "sea war" to be completely stopped. However, it will become another element of the image of the "globally dangerous" Houthis, relying on which Washington will continue to expand the coalition to counter both Iranian proxies and Iran itself.
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^Not Chah Bahar, but Bandar Abbas. Not only is it a major port, but it's the center of Iran's navy building program. It also relieves some of the pressure of Iran trying to blockade the Straits of Hormuz. Two ARCLIGHT boxes and 30 aircraft would do the job of softening it up, followed by a Marine brigade to secure the area. The mountains and deserts behind it make defense easier.
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Abdul-Malik al-Houthi leads the Houthi movement, and as far as I am aware, there has been no attempt on his life. If the West was serious about eliminating the Houthis, I would believe there would be attempts are removing him from this world.
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[KavkazUzel] The court extended the detention of Zaur Magomedov, who is accused of involvement in the militant attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala, by three months. The arrest was extended despite complaints from Magomedov's defense that the evidence in the case was falsified, the lawyer said.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on July 19, relatives of Zaur Magomedov, accused of involvement in the militant attack in Derbent and Makhachkala, stated that security forces had planted evidence during a search of his home. The conclusion following a visit to Magomedov in the pretrial detention center, during which he spoke about torture, was sent to the prosecutor's office, noted the chairman of the Public Monitoring Commission of Dagestan, Shamil Khadulaev.
On July 16, it became known that Zaur Magomedov complained about torture in the detention center.
On August 27, the court extended Zaur Magomedov's detention for three months, despite the fact that his defense had previously complained about the falsification of the charges, lawyer Magomed Musayev said today.
He noted that the defense would appeal the extension of Magomedov's arrest. Musayev also said that the administration of the temporary detention facility in Makhachkala, where his client is being held, had delayed responding to the lawyer's request about whether Magomedov had actually been tortured.
"In a few days there will be a month, which by law is the maximum period for providing a response. We will wait a few days for a response to the request in order to attach the data recorded in the journal of this temporary detention facility to our complaints," the lawyer told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Musayev added that after he joined the case, Magomedov stopped complaining about torture. "We would not have allowed it. But so that our statements are not unfounded, and we can attach evidence, we are waiting for a response from the temporary detention facility of the Makhachkala Department of Internal Affairs, where, according to Zaur, his bodily injuries as a result of beating and torture are recorded in the journal," Musayev explained.
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[KavkazUzel] There is a shortage of staff in the FSIN institutions, and those who are there work long hours for modest salaries, which contributes to the development of corruption and violation of safety rules for personal gain, emphasized the security officials interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", commenting on the hostage-taking in Surovikino and Rostov-on-Don. The oppression of Muslims is practiced in almost all colonies in Muslim regions, added human rights activists.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on August 23, in Penal Colony No. 19 in Surovikino, four prisoners (natives of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), declaring themselves supporters of the "Islamic State", took 12 people hostage. Three employees of the colony were killed, another later died in the hospital, his death was reported by the Volgograd Region Health Committee. Later, Kommersant, citing the same agency, reported that another employee of the colony died in the hospital, this information was not officially confirmed.
As a result of the assault, the participants in the seizure were killed. In Penal Colony No. 19 in Surovikino, where the prisoners took the employees of the colony hostage, the living conditions are extremely poor, and provocations against Muslims are practiced, which could have led to a riot, said human rights activist Igor Nagavkin. Human rights activist Anna Karetnikova and journalist Vyacheslav Lemkus are sure that the reason for the incident was the dehumanization of the FSIN system. The Federal Penitentiary Service Directorate for the Volgograd Region called the data on poor living conditions and oppression of Muslims fake, without providing evidence to support their words.
The hostage-takings in Surovikino and Rostov have demonstrated systemic problems with ensuring security in FSIN institutions, says Sergei Goncharov, president of the Association of Veterans of the Alpha Anti-Terrorist Unit.
"Prisoners who are serving time for terrorism and extremism must be kept in special zones and not come into contact with other prisoners who have committed ordinary criminal offenses. Their contacts and communication must not be allowed. And the operational unit must work with them day and night, monitor them. Unfortunately, not a single colony has this practice for two reasons.
Firstly, the FSIN is short of about 35 percent of employees throughout Russia, and secondly, FSIN employees do not receive a large enough salary to support their families, and they use different methods to earn money. For example, they allow prisoners to use the phone for money. This is a systemic problem in the FSIN, so there is nothing surprising or unexpected in the hostage-taking in two colonies. As long as the above-mentioned problems exist, such incidents will happen," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
According to him, the colonies buy jammers, but, as a rule, they are ineffective. "These colonies had jammers, but in some cases they simply do not work, and in others they are ineffective. But the jammers are just one episode showing the fact of the problem in the colonies. I emphasize once again that the problem is not in the jammers, but in the systemic problems and the unwillingness to fix them. Replacing one head of the FSIN with another will not solve these systemic problems," he said.
TODAY, THERE IS AN UNDERMINING OF PERSONNEL WORK IN THE FSIN SYSTEM
Russian Interior Ministry Colonel Amir Kolov does not believe that there was a surprise effect in the hostage taking in Russian colonies.
"In the hostage-taking in Russian prisons, it must be said, there are no surprise effects. If the current situation in the Russian FSIN system continues, we may face not only hostage-taking and reprisals against FSIN employees, but also more sophisticated and serious crimes and actions by Russian prisoners. The most important circumstance is that today there is an undermining of personnel work in the FSIN system. Thus, along with the monstrous theft of funds, we are talking about billions of rubles allocated from the Russian budget to ensure the functioning of the FSIN system, committed by the former head of the FSIN Alexander Reimer ( accused of embezzlement in the amount of about 3 billion rubles, - note of the "Caucasian Knot" ) and other adventurers, whom the Russian special services stubbornly do not want to bring to justice, there is a colossal shortage of personnel in the FSIN system.
According to available information, in the FSIN units, especially in the prisons of central Russia, there is a shortage of more than 50 percent of employees, in whose responsibilities include directly ensuring security in places of detention," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
As a result of low salaries and long overtime hours, FSIN employees often violate safety rules for personal gain.
"At the same time, FSIN employees perform double and triple workloads with overtime, but receive a meager salary of 25 thousand rubles per month. At the same time, there is also no other motivation, there is absolutely no professional and moral ideology or even basic generally accepted human concepts.
All this taken together contributes to the development of corruption, criminal conspiracy and organized crime in the prison and other FSIN systems, as a result of which any prohibited items, including weapons, can be brought into prison. This is also evidenced by the reprisals against FSIN employees in prisons in Volgograd, Kursk, Rostov-on-Don and other regions of Russia," he emphasized.
In places of deprivation of liberty, instead of ensuring the system’s activity to correct behavior and educate law-abiding and honest people, Muslims are prohibited from praying, rugs, rosaries and other attributes of Islam are taken away, and unjustified, illegal punishments are applied.
According to him, violations of Muslim rights and abuse of them in colonies lead to disastrous consequences.
"Along with the above circumstances that contribute to riots and reprisals against employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation, it should be noted that in Russian prisons, employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation commit bullying, insults and other mass violations of constitutional and other human rights based on their national origin and religion, especially in relation to Muslims.
In places of deprivation of liberty, instead of ensuring the system's activities to correct behavior and educate law-abiding and honest people, Muslims are prohibited from praying, rugs, rosaries and other attributes of Islam are taken away, unjustified, illegal punishments are applied and other arbitrariness is committed, which provokes prisoners to protest actions, creating conditions for radicals and marginalized people to manipulate prisoners who have been subjected to unfair and illegal actions by prison employees," he explains.
"There was oppression of Muslims. When they were placed in punishment cells, their Korans and rugs were taken away from them. Although according to the Constitution and laws, these items are allowed when kept in punishment cells and punishment cells," human rights activist Igor Nagavkin previously told the "Caucasian Knot."
As for the jammers that are purchased by the leadership of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation, they are not always effective, Kolov is sure.
"It should be noted that this equipment is purchased in China. Firstly, these jammers are not always in good working order, and secondly, they do not cover the frequencies of all communication operators at the same time. At the same time, it is not difficult for prisoners to find out which frequency is switched off or working on which days. There are also cases when prison management, in collusion with prisoners and for corrupt gains, switches off jammers, switching them on only during inspections by control and supervisory bodies," he noted.
The fact that the participants in the seizure were imprisoned for drugs and murder, and in the colony became supporters of radical ideology is a common occurrence, believes the head of the Sova Research Center*, Alexander Verkhovsky.
"This used to happen all the time. Actually, for all the years that the topic of persecuting radical Islamists has existed, for so many years I remember conversations about how they have a bad influence on other prisoners and convert them to their ideology. And who are these other prisoners? These are prisoners who have committed ordinary criminal offenses. This problem has always existed, it has not become systemic now," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
The hostage-taking took place at a meeting of the disciplinary commission, where cases of malicious violators are considered, among other things. The participants in the hostage-taking declared themselves supporters of the terrorist organization "Islamic State", banned in Russia by the court, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report.
According to him, supporters of the Islamic State always point to the oppression of Muslims as one of the reasons for their actions.
"We don't know how things were with the oppression of Muslims in this colony. It's different everywhere. It's clear that religious life in a colony cannot be full-fledged. If there is some specific arbitrariness on the part of the FSIN employees, such as, for example, shortening the beard, banning namaz, then, yes, this can become a reason for a riot. But on the other hand, it seems to me that any supporter of the "Islamic State" will say that one of the reasons for some acts is the oppression of Muslims. This is part of their ideology. It would be strange to hear anything else from them," he noted.
He also added that the recruitment of people by supporters of the Islamic State** occurs everywhere, including in the colonies.
"I think that an ISIS member who ends up in a colony can recruit prisoners there. But they do this outside as well. It seems to me that there is no particular difference. There is a danger that in the colonies there could be some kind of fusion of ISIS members** with some organized criminal groups, but I have not heard of such a thing yet," Verkhovsky said.
The hostage-taking in Surovikino was the second in the Southern Federal District in three months. It was preceded by a similar incident that occurred in mid-June in the Rostov pretrial detention center. In both cases, the attackers declared themselves supporters of the "Islamic State". The details were collected by the "Caucasian Knot" in the report " Hostage Taking in the Volgograd Colony and Rostov Pretrial Detention Center in the Summer of 2024 ".
The fact that the participants in the seizure were imprisoned for drugs and murder, and in the colony became supporters of radical ideology, is not becoming a systemic phenomenon, believes the human rights activist of the Memorial Human Rights Center.
"This cannot be a systemic phenomenon. In colonies, in order to survive, people must join some group. For Muslims, such a group can only be a Muslim group, and in Arabic this is a jamaat. It should not be and does not have a radical ideology," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
According to him, Muslims are persecuted in almost all colonies, but not everywhere do they resort to capturing FSIN employees.
"The reasons that the participants of the seizure in this colony named, they exist almost everywhere in colonies located in non-Islamic regions. In this colony, a small group managed to do this. But this does not happen everywhere," he said.
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[KavkazUzel] A woman whose niqab a man tried to remove due to a temporary ban by the muftiate has filed a police report, the lawyer reported. There are opponents of wearing the niqab in Dagestan, but such aggressive actions have not happened before, the journalists noted.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", social media users in Dagestan were outraged by a video of an aggressive passerby in Makhachkala attacking a woman in a niqab. The man motivated his attempts to remove her niqab by the muftiate's ban on this type of religious clothing.
Statements by representatives of the Islamic clergy on the issue of the fatwa on the niqab have sparked a debate about the presence of "radical" mosques in Dagestan and, on the contrary, those loyal to the muftiate. Disputes have also arisen about whether the ban is mandatory or advisory in nature. The "Caucasian Knot" reference " Fatwa on the ban on the niqab - a law or a recommendation " contains expert opinions on whether the ban of the Dagestan muftiate will be enforced.
Lawyer Davud Aliyev advises a girl in a niqab to contact the police due to the aggressive reaction of a man in Makhachkala.
"No one has the right to lynch law based on any convictions. Police officers are obliged to react immediately and stop illegal actions regardless of whether there is a statement or not. Employees of the executive branch must assess what happened and hold the perpetrator accountable. I recommend that the girl file a statement with the police, I remind you that we live in a state governed by the rule of law, our rights and obligations are protected by the Constitution of Russia," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
According to him, the man's behavior allowed the human dignity of a woman in a niqab to be humiliated.
"The qualification of the action is the prerogative of state bodies. If the girl committed any offense, she must answer within the framework of the current legislation. As for the qualification, this is Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation "Incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity." The punishment may be a fine of ten to twenty thousand rubles or arrest for up to fifteen days," he said.
Lawyer Aza Aliyeva told the "Caucasian Knot" that the woman in the niqab filed a complaint with the police.
"I represented Raisat's interests. We wrote a statement to almost all law enforcement agencies, but we did not receive any procedural action or even a response. We did not even receive a formal reply," she told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Dagestani journalist Milrad Fatullaev does not believe that the discussion of proposals to ban the wearing of the niqab in Russia is fueling aggressive sentiments against those who wear this clothing. "I haven't really noticed anything like that. My feeling is that about 30 percent of the population of Dagestan is against the niqab, about the same number is for it, and the rest are quite indifferent. As for the video itself, it seems to me that it looks more like some kind of provocation, including against the muftiate," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
If this is not a deliberate provocation, then we can say that this is just a rare manifestation of aggression.
According to him, even the temporary ban on wearing niqabs, introduced by the muftiate, does not provoke aggressive actions against women who wear them.
"This did not become a reason for aggression against women in niqab. If this is not a deliberate provocation, then we can say that this is simply a rare manifestation of aggression. But it still seems to me that this was done by some opponents of the muftiate. They need such a fuss the most," he noted.
Another Dagestani journalist, who wished to remain anonymous, believes that the discussion of proposals to ban the wearing of the niqab is fueling aggressive sentiment against those who wear this clothing in non-Muslim regions of Russia, but not in Dagestan.
"Such discussions fuel aggressive sentiment. We can look at the problem in two dimensions - in the all-Russian dimension and the Caucasus dimension. It is clear that in the first case, religious clothing associated with Islam causes irritation and conflict. Therefore, when a girl in a niqab walks through Moscow or St. Petersburg, she, of course, causes aggression among the local population. As for the Caucasus and Dagestan, in particular, there is no such widespread aggression here. Yes, there is a significant percentage of the population that is against wearing the niqab, but there is no aggressive display on their part," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
In his opinion, the introduction of a temporary ban on wearing niqabs by the muftiate was provoked not so much by society as by the authorities.
"Because there is an understanding that this is an action coordinated with the federal center, therefore entire campaigns to ban wearing can come from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan. For example, they can detain girls in niqabs, check their documents, register them, and so on. But there was no aggression from the general population. The incident in Makhachkala is a one-time scandal," he said.
Recall that after the militant attacks in Dagestan, the issue of banning the wearing of religious clothing was raised in the republics of the North Caucasus. On July 3, the Muftiate of the republic introduced a temporary ban on wearing niqabs, which is valid until a new theological opinion. The publication of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan on the search for a militant in a niqab on August 9 looks dubious against the backdrop of the unfolding campaign against religious clothing, social network users noted.
[GEOTV] In response to a series of horrific attacks in Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... that resulted in over 50 deaths, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the bucolic provincial capital on Thursday and vowed to completely eradicate terrorism from the province at all costs, saying the "blood of deaders will not go in vain".
The premier made these remarks while chairing a high-level meeting of the National Action Plan's provincial apex committee.
Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Balochistan Governor Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti, security czar Mohsin Naqvi, federal ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Attaullah Tarar, Jam Kamal, corps commander, and other armed and civilian officials were in attendance.
The prime minister's visit to Quetta comes against the backdrop of recent bloodshed in the country's largest province by land wherein over 50 people, including 14 security personnel, were martyred in different terrorist attacks in Balochistan.
In one of the deadliest attacks on Monday, at least 23 passengers were killed after being offloaded from passenger buses and trucks in the Rarasham area of Balochistan's Musakhel.
Separately, at least 10 people, including police and Balochistan Levies personnel, were martyred in a gun attack in Kalat.
Furthermore, at least 14 brave sons of soil, including 10 security forces soldiers and four personnel of law enforcement agencies (LEAs), were martyred in clearance operations, wherein at least 21 forces of Evil were neutralised.
The recent bloodshed has resulted in a strong reaction from both the federal and provincial governments with PM Shehbaz ruling out dialogue and a "soft approach" in dealing with the enemy.
Terming the incidents ''tragic and barbaric'' today, the prime minister said all terrorist organizations, the "Khawarij" and controllers hatched the terror plot which resulted in martyrdom of innocent civilians and security personnel.
[NAHARNET] Although former President Michel Aoun ...former president of Leb, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah... stands against Hezbollah's festivities with Israel on Leb ...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... 's southern border, the former president is still keen on maintaining good relations with the Iran-backed group.
Aoun told pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar newspaper, in remarks published Thursday, that he would be happy if Hezbollah won the war with Israel, although he opposes it. "I would celebrate with them if they won, and would be sad if, God forbid, they lost."
Aoun explained that he opposes that tiny Lebanon participate in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... war. "We have no common borders, no economic relations, and no joint defense agreement with Gaza," Aoun said, adding that although he does trust Hezbollah leader Sayyed ...Arabic term meaning your/his lordship. Groveling in His Exalted Presence is encouraged... His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...The satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...> , he does not trust the Israelis.
"Hezbollah's performance is rational, smart and politically correct and I have confidence in Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah," Aoun said, describing the FPM's relations with Hezbollah as "calm."
On another note, Aoun defended FPM chief Jebran Bassil after four FPM members - Ibrahim Kanaan, Elias Bou Saab, Alain Aoun, and Simon Abi Ramia — resigned or were expelled from the FPM's political council. "Bassil is not a dictator but a decision-maker, and they do not want that," Aoun said, adding that the four MPs have made mistakes, had new political inclinations and views, and took decisions without consulting the party. He also described Bou Saab of being "ungrateful".
"The FPM is still the strongest Christian party," Aoun said. "It is correcting itself and there is nothing wrong with that."
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
Toxic black mold blooms in the 75 percent humidity needed to grow marijuana. The massive amounts of water and electricity required to sustain an operation can result in structural damage to vents and sunken floors, overloaded transformers, and corroded wiring just itching for a fire.
The uneasy mix of crime syndicates running illicit marijuana in California, according to law enforcement officials, includes Chinese and Hmong groups, Mexican cartels and Latin American street gangs, and Chaldean and Armenian organizations.
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