Iranian Smuggling Ring Busted Near Mexican Border

[CVX]

Feds Believe Man Brought 60 From Terrorist State Into US

A smuggling ring specializing in bringing Iranians into the U.S. over the Mexico border has been broken up in an FBI sting operation.

A 39-year-old Iranian with permanent legal residency status who is suspected of having smuggled 60 other Iranians into the U.S. was arrested Thursday in Mesa, Ariz., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

At his arraignment yesterday, Zeayadali Malhamdary, who owns a tailoring business, pleaded not guilty. He faces a detention hearing tomorrow.

Iran has long been designated a terrorist state by the U.S. State Department and FBI.

The FBI began investigating Malhamdary after a source told immigration officials that Malhamdary had sought help getting false Mexican visas so he could bring Iranians into Mexico and then across the border into Arizona.

The source also told investigators that Malhamdary had asked for help bringing his sister into the United States. According to the probable cause statement by FBI Agent Aaron Kellerman, the source didn't help him, but the sister did arrive in Arizona.

Federal prosecutors say Malhamdary had previously smuggled about 60 Iranians into the United States.

Malhamdary flew to Tehran, Iran, in March, allegedly to get the passports of the Iranians he planned to smuggle into the United States through Mexico, Kellerman said in the statement.

In late March, the undercover agent was given three passports.

Malhamdary allegedly told the undercover agent in May that he had eight more people who wanted to be smuggled into the United States.

The undercover agent on Thursday met with Malhamdary and agreed to pick up three Iranians in Mexico City and then to bring them to Nogales, Mexico, and arrange to have them smuggled across the border, Kellerman said in his statement.

When he was arrested, Malhamdary allegedly told investigators that he wanted to bring Iranians into the United States so they could seek refugee status. No one answered the phone at his tailoring business yesterday afternoon.

If convicted of the three attempted smuggling charges, Malhamdary could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each of the counts.

FBI officials said they had no reason to believe there were any terrorist connections to the case.


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[capt_buzzard]

Originally Posted by CVX

Feds Believe Man Brought 60 From Terrorist State Into US

A smuggling ring specializing in bringing Iranians into the U.S. over the Mexico border has been broken up in an FBI sting operation.

A 39-year-old Iranian with permanent legal residency status who is suspected of having smuggled 60 other Iranians into the U.S. was arrested Thursday in Mesa, Ariz., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

At his arraignment yesterday, Zeayadali Malhamdary, who owns a tailoring business, pleaded not guilty. He faces a detention hearing tomorrow.

Iran has long been designated a terrorist state by the U.S. State Department and FBI.

The FBI began investigating Malhamdary after a source told immigration officials that Malhamdary had sought help getting false Mexican visas so he could bring Iranians into Mexico and then across the border into Arizona.

The source also told investigators that Malhamdary had asked for help bringing his sister into the United States. According to the probable cause statement by FBI Agent Aaron Kellerman, the source didn't help him, but the sister did arrive in Arizona.

Federal prosecutors say Malhamdary had previously smuggled about 60 Iranians into the United States.

Malhamdary flew to Tehran, Iran, in March, allegedly to get the passports of the Iranians he planned to smuggle into the United States through Mexico, Kellerman said in the statement.

In late March, the undercover agent was given three passports.

Malhamdary allegedly told the undercover agent in May that he had eight more people who wanted to be smuggled into the United States.

The undercover agent on Thursday met with Malhamdary and agreed to pick up three Iranians in Mexico City and then to bring them to Nogales, Mexico, and arrange to have them smuggled across the border, Kellerman said in his statement.

When he was arrested, Malhamdary allegedly told investigators that he wanted to bring Iranians into the United States so they could seek refugee status. No one answered the phone at his tailoring business yesterday afternoon.

If convicted of the three attempted smuggling charges, Malhamdary could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each of the counts.

FBI officials said they had no reason to believe there were any terrorist connections to the case.


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Bin Laden's Gang could be among them.

[john8pies]

A suitable punishment would be to drop all the guilty back into Iran....without a parachute.....

[capt_buzzard]

Originally Posted by john8pies

A suitable punishment would be to drop all the guilty back into Iran....without a parachute.....

They don't need one John, they wear dresses don't they

[venus]

Yeah cap that was mature!

What you couldn't thinkof a good intellectual comment so you had to resprt to slatting their dress... good for you, it shows what level you will sink too, name calling..

it is the fact that we have so many cultures and differing ways that makes the world a wonderful place.

Wouldn't a more suitable way to handle it , be to hand them over to their own goverments, to be held and investigated..

[Fletch]

Originally Posted by capt_buzzard

They don't need one John, they wear dresses don't they

Twat.

[abbey]

Originally Posted by Fletch

Twat.

I really dont think there was any need for that childish remark!

[Fletch]

And I didn't think there was any need for his stupid remark either.

[BTS]

Originally Posted by venus

Yeah cap that was mature!

What you couldn't thinkof a good intellectual comment so you had to resprt to slatting their dress... good for you, it shows what level you will sink too, name calling..

it is the fact that we have so many cultures and differing ways that makes the world a wonderful place.

Wouldn't a more suitable way to handle it , be to hand them over to their own goverments, to be held and investigated..

Don't change the fact that they wear dresses does it?
Me thinks buzzard speaks the truth.

Oh I like your reference to name calling then on next post a really astute person (a friend of yours here I believe?) showed his (her) IQ with a reference to a womans anatomy.
Gotta love it.

[venus]

Got to say bts l don't know Fletch, just happen to agree with what he/she said.
And no they do not wear dresses, so how about you get your facts right before you start pulling apart other peoples posts...

If one person starts name calling and another throws one back ehy is the latter in the wrong and not the former also?

So if you agree with someones opinion does that make you friends with all of them?