ACLU accuse federal prosecutors of ethnic bias in meth sting [View All]

[Roland99]

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/ACLU_accuse_federal_prosecutors_of_ethnic_0405.html

"The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing federal prosecutors of ethnic bias in a methamphetamine sting last summer in which Asian convenience store owners in Georgia were charged with selling household ingredients that can be used to make the highly addictive drug," Kate Zernike writes in the Thursday edition of The New York Times.

"The group said that prosecutors ignored extensive evidence that white-owned stores were selling the same items to methamphetamine makers, focusing instead on Asians to take advantage of language barriers," the article continues. "Forty-four of the 49 people charged were Indian, and 23 out of 24 stores in the sting were Indian owned or operated."

Developing...

This was the original news from Feb. 23, 2006 (back in a timeframe when a lot of bad news was occurring for the Propagandist and a distraction was needed)

http://www.knoe.com/fullstory.php?id=1253

TV 8 News has learned FBI agents and local law enforcement authorities are conducting a raid of service stations and businesses owned by Middle Easterners in Northeast Louisiana. Agents executed search warrants today at 10 businesses in Tallulah, Delhi, Lake Providence, Monroe and Ruston. The FBI says the raids are part of "an ongoing criminal investigation." Police sources tell TV 8 News the raids target possible money laundering and counterfeiting in connection with suspected domestic terrorist activity. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is said to be taking part in the investigation. TV 8 News will have details at 5, 6, and 10.