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Two Afghan nationals arrested in military trespass
Two Afghan nationals were arrested for trespassing on the grounds of the state Division of Military and Naval Affairs complex after driving their car past the guard at the gate in this Albany suburb. After being stopped Friday by Military Police, the pair told officers they were lost, Colonie Police Deputy Chief Steve Heider told the Times Union in Albany. "They drove past the guard shack and an Army tank, but they said they thought the road went through at that location," Heider said. They told authorities they had just stopped and taken care of a mandatory registration of foreign nationals at the nearby Immigrant and Naturalization Service Office and were trying to take a shortcut to avoid traffic. Colonie police were summoned and arrested Mirwais Ullah, 18, of Albany, and passenger Ahmed Muzzamil Seraj, 16, of Colonie, Heider said. Both were charged with misdemeanor third-degree criminal trespass. Ullah faces an additional felony charge of possession of a forged instrument for showing officers a state Department of Motor Vehicles learner's permit that had been altered, he said. If they were that clumsy, it's entirely likely they're innocent. But they just can't seem to control that instinct to alter any document they lay hands on... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-01-13 |
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