Posted on 08/11/2006 11:08:06 AM PDT by george76
Around 1:00am August 11th three men purchased cell phones from the Wal-Mart store on M-81 near the corner of M-24 in Caro.
Wal-Mart places a limit on the number of cell phones that can be purchased at once, that number is three.
The three men allegedly bought 80 by purchasing them three at time so that an alert wouldn't be triggered by the cash register.
They also paid cash.
An alert clerk grew suspicious and called Tuscola County central dispatch. The Caro Police Department sent a unit and stopped the rented van on M-81 just east of Caro. The suspects were headed towards Bad Axe on M-81 where there is another Super Wal-Mart.
The three men were described as being of Pakistani descent but live in Texas.
Police say the three, ages 19, 22, and 23 appear to be naturalized citizens.
One man was driving while the other two were in the back opening the phone packages with box cutters throwing the phones in one box, batteries in another and the packaging and phone charger in another container.
The suspects had 1000 other cell phones in the van. There was also a bag of receipts showing that someone was in Wisconsin the day before.
The phones were Nokia Tracfones selling for $20 at Wal-Mart. For your twenty dollars you receive a phone charger and 40 minutes of airtime.
The phones do not have to be registered with a name.
Also discovered was a laptop with store addresses and store logos.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnem.com ...
Man, their "friends and family" plan bill will be huge.
(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)
So they buy em for $20 sell them for $38 out of the back of thier van perhaps with the implication that they are hot and don't disclose that they are only good for 40 minutes of airtime.
They sound like dishonest business men but not terrorists.
Well, 216 are gifts for the virgins...
Last week, the Grafton ( Ohio ) police pulled over 24-year-old Hashem Sayed for a routine traffic stop. But what they found in his car was far from routine. Patrolman Daniel Laymon recalls the scene, "There were multiple cell phones, roughly 150 to 200 cell phones from multiple retailers," he said.
Buying that many pre-paid phones is not a crime, but the police say it is unusual.
Less than a week later, the authorities in Marietta, Ohio, arrested 20-year-old Osma Sabhi Abulhassan and 20-year-old Ali Houssaiky. Washington County Sheriffs deputies seized several pre-paid cell phones and thousands of dollars in cash. Because of the incidents, Grafton police believe the events are connected.
http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=12983
Well. Those who were whining about the WV guys who bought 100 cell phones should pay attention now.
It's not just about individual rights, you know. Sometimes, suspicious stuff has to be investigated.
That write up left out this part
The phones were Nokia Tracfones selling for $20 at Wal-Mart. For your twenty dollars you receive a phone charger and 40 minutes of airtime. The phones do not have to be registered with a name. Also discovered was a laptop with store addresses and store logos.
The men have been "cooperative, upfront, not hiding" anything according to police. They also told officers they get stopped frequently and say they buy the phones for $20 and sell them elsewhere for $38. They sell them without the packaging or charger.
ROFLMAO!
Caro, Michigan is roughly 75 miles north of Detroit.
And all cellphones have the ACLU on speed dial.
Or perhaps the Feds just aren't in the habit of telling you what they know.
"So they buy em for $20 sell them for $38 out of the back of thier van perhaps with the implication that they are hot and don't disclose that they are only good for 40 minutes of airtime.
They sound like dishonest business men but not terrorists.
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Yeah...right...
Too many of these cases right now, you see. Too many Muslim men buying big lots of cell phones right now. Read on, and pay attention.
What do you want to bet that, gee, they cannot be found when the Feds finally show up?
Plainly some disgruntled white guy put them up to it...
This is the tip of the iceberg.
Dishonest because?
Not terrorists because?
Who sells something for $38?
I wonder if those phones were heading for the Middle East. SIM cards are easier to obtain or duplicate there.
I agree, these guys are suspicious, for sure! The article we discussed said nothing of their origin/race/religion, etc. I assumed they were regular American citizens.
I believe wholeheartedly in profiling. I am grateful this is being fully investigated.
Thanks for the ping!
I always buy my phones from the back of vans, saves a trip to the store.
Ok. Yeah. Sure. Just following the jihadi script.
And, sell them without the batteries apparently - nice COVER story....
"The men have been "cooperative, upfront, not hiding" anything according to police. They also told officers they get stopped frequently and say they buy the phones for $20 and sell them elsewhere for $38. They sell them without the packaging or charger. "
"The men have been "cooperative, upfront, not hiding" anything according to police. They also told officers they get stopped frequently and say they buy the phones for $20 and sell them elsewhere for $38. They sell them without the packaging or charger."
Let's see... At the very least, I'm sure there are some felony tax charges here, both state and federal.
"The activity seems to be more than just a coincidence.
All three men are from Dearborn, Michigan and all three gave similar reasons for buying the phones. Sayed said he was buying them to ship to California to sell for a profit.
But Washington County's sheriff says that may not be the whole truth."
"They are digital for detonating car bombs and they have a particular digital frequency and that's what they're using them for," said Sheriff Larry Mincks.
Mincks says the men also had instructions on how to obtain private flights and airplane passenger information.
"It also had some information concerning airport security and check points."
"I always buy my phones from the back of vans, saves a trip to the store.
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And I'll bet you don't really care if they have a charger, either? Me, too. I just love paying $38 for something I've seen on the shelf at WalMart for $20.
Nothing to see here, just Amish buying cell phones.
All should arrested on 'suspicion' as in the UK.
Imagine when they get hit with over a thousand $200 "early termination fees"!
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A, we're crazy to let these scumbags become citizens with zero scrutiny, and B, their citizenship should be revoked immediately and them sent to Gitmo for trial by military tribunal. If the ACLU objects, the same should be done to them.
But I suspect we'll have to wait til one of our cities is nuked before that will happen.
"So they buy em for $20 sell them for $38 out of the back of thier van perhaps with the implication that they are hot and don't disclose that they are only good for 40 minutes of airtime."
If that's true then why are they seperating the batteries etc.?
Bin Laden's terror manual instructs them to be friendly and cooperative with cops, to have a reasonable cover story ready. That's exactly what this is.
Hey, buddy! This phone is hot. It's worth $20 but I'll give it to you for only $38. I've got a hot $30,000 car I can let you have for only $45,000.
You know the two Dearborn guys they arrested in Ohio had cell phones, cash, lists of passenger's names, security points at airports, and also a list and map of WalMarts.
WalMart seems to be their "store of choice" to purchase the phones from.
And I don't have to bother with comparison shopping to see if I'm getting a good deal.
The airplane stuff should be enough, with the phones, to get them a nice long stay in jail...until we win this war.
What, these guys are just doing the job Wal Mart won't do in Michigan? And they traveled all the way from Texas to help'em out. How thoughtful
These fine young upstanding men were just exercising entrepreneurial spirit is all. It's all just a muisunderstanding, I'm sure.
Yesterday's plane bombs were supposed to be detonated with a disposable camera.
Uh, how many thousands of remote detonated bombs were these geniuses planning on setting? Isn't it about time to open a tent city encampment in the Arizon desert, with several miles of razor wire and well armed/orders to shoot to kill guards ... and start screening young Muslim males through the vacation spot until every single Muslim male from 15 to 60 has been on vacation with Uncle Sam? Oh, I forgot, we have democrats infesting the nation, so tens of thousands will fall ill and die with PC infection from democrat leadership. It is amazing that democrats cannot understand that ALL the terrorists have been Muslims. Wonder why democrats can't seem to get that fact?
I really don't think muslims want to start jacking with Texas. It's a little different down here than from NYC.
You do not seperate the battery from the phone in order to conduct a hot-phone selling business.
I wonder what these dishonest businessmen are funding with there ill gotten gains?
Buying something for $20 and selling it for $38 sounds like price gouging.
Middles Eastern / Pakistani... whatever it takes...
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