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Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45
Not to be a stick in the mud since we all love to believe our government is trying to enslave us all but did anyone notice the link for this "event" was a Ron Paul supporter website? I have tried to independently verify this actually happened but can find no reference to this in the Memphis papers. If this was as big as they claim it was don't you think this would have been picked up by national news outlets?
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I went to the WREG-TV site and found this:
Posted by April Thompson
Law Enforcement Crackdown on Terrorists
FAST FACTS:
Operation Sudden Impact rounds up suspects
Officers say the raid can also help identify possible terrorists
Shelby County Sheriff's Department calls the multi-agency force a success
april.thompson@wreg.com
(Memphis 4/14/2008) Traveling around Memphis, you probably don't think much about terrorists, but law officers do.
It was front and center stage at a round up Saturday.
Operation Sudden Impact included police, deputies, FBI, drug agents, and even gang units all working together to see how crimes may be linked.
"People committing crimes down in Crittenden County might have some kind of warrant, and we might be looking for them in Shelby County. We in turn feed that information into state police, which can give us a national and international nexus if one exists," says Shelby County Sheriff Mark Luttrell.
He says terrorists usually have other links and because Memphis is a distribution center, it has to be especially on guard. That includes the waterways.
The U.S. Coast Guard in Memphis was a part of Saturday's round-up, checking a boat on the river.
"We look at everything, the safety of the tow boat in general. We also check out the crew members, just to make sure there is nobody hiding out on the tow boat, felons, criminals etc.," says Lt. Timothy Martin of the U.S. Coast Guard in Memphis.
They say sharing information and building relationships is a big step in fighting back against those intent on harm.
The Sheriff's Department says 332 people were arrested, 142 of whom are were fugitives.
Hundreds of dollars were seized and drugs recovered, and 1,292 traffic violations were handed out.
They are determining if and when they plan another round-up.
Due to my lack of 15+ post, i can't include the direct link, but it can be found at: wreg.com/Global/story.asp?s=8165019