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(Note: As an aside, let’s run the keyword Georgia — looking to see if there’s any articles of interest regarding Georgia — as in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia.)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=georgia
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1853295/posts )

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THANKS to Kyla Starr for the ping to these posts:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843491/posts?page=1081#1081

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855080/posts

Excerpt below is from the external link on the FR thread:

Russians with 105 pre-paid cell phones draw attention of police

>>Charges filed in Monterey; Homeland Security contacted

Two Russians arrested in Monterey last week in possession of 105 pre-paid cell phones may have been the same pair who attempted to purchase the inventory of cell phones at a Crossville business earlier in the month.

Stanislav Legkunets, 19, of Belleville, MI, and Konstantine Mkbitarian, 47, of Romulus, MI, were taken into custody by Monterey Police after an incident at the local Family Dollar Store on E. Commercial Ave. in Monterey. The two told authorities they are natives of the former Soviet republic of Georgia.

According to receipts found inside the vehicle, the 105 cell phones had been purchased at various locations in Kentucky and Tennessee. In addition to the phones, police also found a Dell laptop computer and $6,000 in cash.

The TBI and city detectives were notified of the local incident.

So far, there has been no response or comment from Homeland Security officials.<<

1,081 posted on 06/23/2007 10:43:32 AM PDT by KylaStarr

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843491/posts?page=1084#1084

To clarify my above post...

The Monterey mentioned in the news article is Monterey Tennessee. Monterey TN is located about halfway between Nashville and Knoxville.

Seems to me there’s been other activity down in this area of TN but I can’t recall if any of it was related to these cell phones.

1,084 posted on 06/23/2007 12:36:34 PM PDT by KylaStarr