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Baby formula thefts linked to terrorism?
Jun. 29, 2005 at 2:35PM
Baby formula was the fourth-most taken item by U.S. shoplifters last
year and some investigators say the thefts may end up funding
suspected terrorist groups.
The Washington-based Food Marketing Institute said theft of
baby formula totaled $7 billion in 2004, the Christian Science
Monitor reported Wednesday.
Some thefts were carried out by rings with links to Middle
East groups and several Middle Eastern businessmen have been charged
in connection with baby-formula thefts, the Monitor said.
Texas' Operation Blackbird investigated a formula theft ring
that led to felony charges against more than 40 people and the
seizure of $1 million worth of formula. The FBI tracked the money to
areas where groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah operate, the Monitor
said.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations said linking the
thefts to terrorism is "irresponsible" and said the cases often end
up being "some kind of immigration technicality."
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