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CAR THEFT IS FUNDING TERRORISTS:
Arizona has one of the worst auto theft problems in the nation. Tonight we learn that some of those stolen cars are actually being used to fund terrorism.
Every 20 seconds a vehicle is stolen. As many as 200,000 of them leave North America through sea ports and cross international borders annually.
Some of those are making it to the Middle East to be sold by terror groups.
These are terrorists training to attack. Training isn’t cheap.
Law enforcement has discovered a new link between training terrorists and stolen vehicles.
Mikel Longman is with the Arizona Deptartment of Public Safety and is also a member of the North American Export Committee.
He says, “Interpol has identified vehicle theft and crimes involving vehicles and insurance fraud as being a primary illicit fundraiser for terrorist type activities.”
Organized crime groups are using the stolen vehicles to carry illegal drugs, some to smuggle human cargo, others to bring in laundered cash.
This is the second news story I’ve seen today tracking down how terrorists are illegally raising money. (The first one is noted here. ) This appears to indicate that we’re making additional advances toward shutting the terrorists down.
