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Federal Agents Raid Halal Goat Meat Plant in Rural Illinois
Either illegals, unsafe/unsanitary working conditions, or terrorists plotting. Until there is more information this story cannot be properly filed. But there certainly were a lot of armed Feds for six workers and some office computers on a Sunday.
Federal agents led by the Chicago FBI office conducted a raid Sunday afternoon at a goat meat processing plant near Morris, Illinois. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports that on Monday, the Feds are being very tight-lipped on what they found and why they were even there. A spokesman confirms that the plant was raided as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

Spokesman Ross Rice confirms agents were at 6260 Kinsman Road, in Kinsman, Illinois. The business is called First World Management. Rice said nobody was taken into custody.

Attorney George Jackson III and plant operator Dr. Syed Hamid spoke briefly while on their way to a meeting with the federal prosecutor Monday. Jackson said federal agents confiscated the company's computers, effectively shutting down the business.

FBI officials told CBS 2 the meat plant was shut down and abandoned. A spokeswoman would not comment on whether the plant was processing goat meat illegally. According to sources, the plant provides goat, beef and lamb meat which is prepared in the Halal way in accordance with Muslim custom.

When asked if the raid had something to do with undocumented aliens, the person wouldn't say. A neighbor suggested that undocumented immigrants live in a trailer behind the facility and work there.
They could simply have brought in underemployed, legal Somalis from Minnesota; there are enough who would be happy to be Sharia-compliant. No need for illegals.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said the agency assisted in the raid, but had no further comment. According to sources, many of the FBI and ICE agents were armed. Several USDA criminal investigators were on site at the plant on Monday, but they would not comment on the situation.

Neighbors who saw the raid on Sunday told CBS 2 it was a huge operation, involving more than 100 agents, police officers and even what one believed to be National Guard troops. Sources say during the raid, the driveway was filled with more than 50 government vehicles. There was a helicopter flying overhead and a command center set up. On top of it were government sharpshooters with rifles at the ready.
Posted by: trailing wife 2009-10-20
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