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| Algerians 'criminal' money seized in customs swoop |
| 2003-01-25 |
| Instapundit points to this sad story of thwarted shopping lust... Four Algerians are being investigated over possible terrorist links after being stopped leaving a bureau de change with thousands of pounds in cash. The men held outside a London bureau by Customs officers were carrying more than £16,000 in US dollars. Security services were alerted and are investigating where the money came from, what it was for and the possibility it was linked to terrorist funding in the UK or abroad. The cash, which Customs believed to be linked to criminal activity, was seized on January 9 following an intelligence operation. When stopped, the men claimed the money had been withdrawn from a bank account in Algeria and that it was going to be used for clothes shopping in the UK and US. £16,000 buys a pretty natty set of duds... They produced copies of bank slips and invoices but investigators established through officials in Algeria that the account did not exist. "Well, don't that beat all! Really? It was there last I looked... Oh, wait! I'll bet one of my ex-wives cleaned it out and deleted it..." A source said: "The origin of the seized cash remains under investigation and if there is any evidence of a terrorist link it will be reported to the relevant agencies." Glenn comments: "I'm shopping for clothes. My size? I wear a 'C-4'"... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |