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| MS-13 Puts Out Contract On ICE Agent |
| 2009-11-05 |
| The brazen plot to assassinate the unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was revealed in an arrest warrant for reputed gang member Walter (Duke) Torres. Torres tipped authorities to the plan after he and four other MS-13 members were stopped by NYPD detectives for hassling passersby on Northern Blvd. in Queens last month. He told cops he had information to pass on, and was debriefed Oct. 22 at Rikers Island, where he was being held on a warrant issued in Virginia, according to court papers. Torres said “the order for the murder came from gang leadership in El Salvador,” ICE agent Sean Sweeney wrote in an affidavit for a new warrant charging Torres with conspiracy. Torres, who belonged to an MS-13 “clique” in Virginia, said he was put in charge, and traveled to New York in August “for the specific purpose of participating in the planning and execution of the murder plot,” Sweeney wrote. Gang members were allegedly trying to get their hands on a high-powered assault rifle, like an M-16. to penetrate the agent’s bulletproof vest. Another MS-13 informant told authorities the agent was marked for death because the gang was “exceedingly angry” at him for arresting many members in the past three years, the affidavit states. The murder was supposed to be carried out by the Flushing clique, according to the informant. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #6 Gang members were allegedly trying to get their hands on a high-powered assault rifle, like an M-16. to penetrate the agent's bulletproof vest. This part sounds really, well cheesy. However, MS-13 was credited with murdering an informant in Virginia or Maryland a few years back. Ah for the simpler days when crime was organized and run by the mafia. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-11-05 22:27 |
| #5 in most reporters lack-of-understanding, any center fire rifle cartridge would qualify as 'high powered' and all assault rifles are to be feared, so adding the 2 terms together is extra-scary... |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-11-05 17:40 |
| #4 This smells fishy. It could just be stupid reporting, but, that bit about the "high-powered assault rifle" is bull. Almost any rifle in a normal hunting caliber would be as "mission capable" e.g. .223, .308, 30-06, etc. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2009-11-05 15:24 |
| #3 mojo in a sane world we would round up all the gang garbage and drop them on some deserted island. No food, no water, NOTHING. Throw in the odd death row immate or child abuser for fun. They have no useful purpose on the planet. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-11-05 15:07 |
| #2 In a sane world, there would be professional military looking for folks in El Salvador. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-11-05 15:03 |
| #1 And our government's response? |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-11-05 14:12 |