Posted on 05/06/2009 8:24:30 AM PDT by lakeprincess
In March, federal and regional authorities shut down a central Florida shoplifting ring, arresting 21 suspects - all illegal immigrants - who were paid up to $300 a day to steal baby formula. The group stole $17.5 million worth of formula, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, which had 40 detectives assigned to the case.
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Illegal immigrants? Stealing? Nah....
They are only shoplifting the inventory that Americans are unwilling to shoplift...
Dems in one state were recently trying to help this industry thrive with a thieves charter that would only fine shoplifters below $100 of goods
“Shoplifting as an Industry”
Obama’s constituency.
By failing to apprehend them, Obama can take credit for “preserving” these shoplifting jobs.
What are the odds that these people were not also criminals when they were in Mexico? I sure wish that we had a system where the incentives to remain “undocumented” weren’t so high, so the bad apples would be easier to sort by the fact that they were the only ones without papers.
Baby formula must be a methamphetamine precursor or something. One of the largest baby formula factories in the US (Mead Johnson - Enfamil) is in my city and the security around there is like Ft. Knox. Concertina wire, cameras and motion detectors. Hmmmm...maybe it’s really a chemical weapons factory.
The mob has been into organized shoplifting for at least the past 50 yrs. In hard economic times, they rev up because there are more people shopping flea mkts., willing to buy black market goods, because they are living on unemployment and must cut back on living expenses.
That picture says it all! lol
They should go into politics, the current administration is quite adept at looting from American taxpayers and producers.
No, they just want you to know all of the toxic chemicals they use in the baby food.
Does it have "Baby Milk Factory" painted on the roof? LOL!
Shop lifting rings are an odd business and are more common than most people might think. My impression is that law enforcement does not do a good job of tying the loose ends and individuals into the groups that they really are.
look for the demholes to unionize it...
Polk County, Florida HAS 40 detectives?
I don’t believe it.
Meanwhile, I left some infant formula here a minute ago. Have you seen it?
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