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2013-10-15 Africa Horn

Notorious Somali Pirate Nabbed in Undercover Operation

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Posted by Fred 2013-10-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Pirates

#1 ..after being tricked into traveling to Belgium

What, did he get an email....

Dear Mr. Hassan,

I am the brother of the finance minister of Belgium. Recently he's been indicted on trumped up charges concerning misappropriations of funds. We need your assistance in moving some of the family's rightful resources to a safe haven...

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-10-15 08:42|| 2013-10-15 08:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Nope. Thought he was gonna be a movie star. Heh.

In a sting operation worthy of Hollywood, Mohamed Abdi Hassan was lured from Somalia to Belgium with promises of work on a documentary about high-seas crime that would mirror his life as a pirate, federal prosecutor Johan Delmulle said Monday.

But rather than being behind the camera as an expert adviser, Abdi Hassan ended up behind bars, nabbed as he landed Saturday at Brussels airport.

Posted by RandomJD 2013-10-15 12:09|| 2013-10-15 12:09|| Front Page Top

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