The FBI is investigating an alleged human smuggling operation based in Chaparral, N.M., that agents say is bringing “Iraqis and other Middle Eastern” individuals across the Rio Grande from Mexico.
An FBI intelligence report distributed by the Washington, D.C. Joint Terrorism Task Force, obtained by the Blotter on ABCNews.com, says the illegal ring has been bringing Iraqis across the border illegally for more than a year.
Border Patrol officials in the area said they were unaware of the specifics of the FBI’s report, and federal prosecutors in New Mexico told ABCNews.com they had no current cases involving the illegal smuggling of Iraqis.
The FBI report, issued last week, says the smuggling organization “used to smuggle Mexicans, but decided to smuggle Iraqi or other Middle Eastern individuals because it was more lucrative.” Each individual would be charged a fee of $20,000 to $25,000, according to the report.
As AllahPundit points out, that’s more than ten times the going rate charged by coyotes to smuggle people. He also points out that Hot Air has been on to the terror from the south angle for a while, especially thanks to their man Clint Taylor.
Banks of the Potomac has been detailing the rise of the Islamo-Marxist axis in Latin America for a while, with the Bolivarian Axis ally itself closely with Iran, Libya and the various terror groups who share their anti-American, anti-Western views.
Mexico is currently under siege by radical leftist elements from within, which are supported by American radical groups who provide logistic, political and in some cases physical support. The World Worker’s Party, the hidden hand behind A.N.S.W.E.R. is one such group.
In such a climate, it is troubling to think that Islamists may have crossed our border with the help of their fellow anti-Americans, who likely wouldn’t have helped them cross if they didn’t think it would further their own violent agenda. These potential Jihadis are likely being sheltered and aided right now by the various “peace” groups who would love to see another devastating attack on American soil.