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Drug Cartels Target Mormon LaBaron Clan in Mexico


Posted: 23 Jul 2009 10:04 PM PDT


LaBaron


Mormon pioneer Alma Dayer LeBaron had a vision when he moved
his breakaway sect of polygamists to this valley 60 years ago: His many
children would live in peace and prosperity among the pretty pecan
orchards they would plant in the desert.


In the past three months, American Mormon communities in Mexico
have been sucked into a dust devil of violence sweeping the borderlands.
Their relative wealth has made them targets: Their telephones ring with
threats of extortion. Their children and elders are taken by kidnappers.
They have been drawn into the government’s war with the drug cartels.


This month, a leader of their colony was abducted by heavily
armed men dressed as police, then beaten and shot dead 10 minutes from
town. Benjamin LeBaron, 31, whom everyone called Benji, had dared to
denounce the criminals, while refusing to pay a $1 million ransom demanded
by kidnappers who had grabbed his teenage brother from a family ranch in
May.


via Drug
Cartels Target Mormon Clans in Mexico – washingtonpost.com
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Counter-terrorist Authorities Seize Bomb Equipment


Posted: 23 Jul 2009 09:55 PM PDT


Australia - Suspected bomb-making
equipment along with suspicious powders and liquids were removed from a
Newcastle unit, where police found a man allegedly hiding out in the
roof.


Police locked down a suburban street, saying they were treating
the discovery with maximum precaution as they sealed off the area and
evacuated neighbours while bomb detection specialists tested the
substances.
Bomb_Scare


A 23-year-old man found in the unit was arrested in dramatic
scenes after he fled and hid in the roof cavity of the New Lambton Heights
building, shortly after midday.


He was charged with malicious damage to a police vehicle
pending more tests on the house today.


The Herald Sun understands police went to the house to evict
the occupant. A real estate agent asked police to do it on their behalf
because they had concerns.


Police sniffer dogs were led through the house and yard to
track down the man, who is believed to have been found hiding behind boxes
and rubble in the roof area.


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