Authorities executed search warrants relating to Faisal Shahzad's finances.
[Updated at 1:05 p.m.] A federal law enforcement tells Susan Candiotti that the FBI has also conducted search warrants related to the ongoing Times Square investigation at two locations on Eastern Long Island in Suffolk County, NY.
Suffolk County Police spokesman Tim Motz told CNN that officers from that department are assisting the FBI in the execution of these warrants. There have been no arrests.
[Updated at 12:19 p.m.] A third person has been arrested on immigration charges in Thursday's raids in the Northeast, a U.S. official told CNN.
[Updated at 12:08 p.m.] Prompt Printing, a printing shop in Camden, New Jersey, is among the targets of Thursday's raids by federal agents stemming from the investigation into this month's failed car bombing in Times Square, a federal law enforcement source said.
A federal source also says a home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey was raided and that it is believed to be the home of the print shop's owner.
[Updated at 11:41 a.m.] A source close to the investigation says the raids carried out this morning were focused on a system of “cash couriers” who bring money into the United States from overseas. Some of that money is thought to be made available to finance operations like the abortive Times Square attack. The source says the warrants for Thursday’s raids came as a result of the investigation into the Times Square incident, but it has not been determined conclusively if the alleged courier system under investigation is tied to that plot.
The source says two individuals have been under surveillance at least since Wednesday, but could not confirm that they were the individuals arrested today. The source says there is no direct evidence linking those under surveillance to the courier system, but they are being investigated for possible links. The source adds that Faisal Shahzad continues to provide information to investigators. [Updated at 11:23 a.m.] The search warrants being executed in the Northeast on Thursday are related to the probe of Faisal Shahzad's financing, a federal law enforcement source said.
The source said the locations may have been involved in transferring money to Shahzad, the suspect in the recent botched Times Square car bombing. However, there is no specific information to indicate any of the individuals at these locations knew about the Times Square bombing plot, the source said.
[Updated at 10:35 a.m.] A federal law enforcement source says that the two people taken into custody for alleged immigration violations have no direct bearing on the Times Square investigation. The arrests are described as "collateral.”
The two are from Pakistan, according to a U.S. official. One is a so-called "visa overstay." The other was in the process of being removed from
the United States, but had not yet been ordered removed, as he was attempting to adjust his status so that he could stay.
Both were picked up in Massachusetts, the official said, but he did not have more specifics. Both are being processed in Boston, the official said.
[Updated at 10:27 a.m.] Lt. Phillip Harrington of the Brookline Police Department confirmed to CNN that local police are assisting the FBI conduct a search warrant at a Mobile gas station on Harvard Street in Brookline.
[Updated at 10:00 a.m.] CNN affiliate WHDH in Boston is reporting search warrants were executed at a gas station in Brookline, Massachusetts and a home in Watertown, Massachusetts in connection with the Times Square attempted bombing earlier this month.
[Updated at 9:33 a.m.] A federal law enforcement source says that search warrants are being executed in Boston, New York, and New Jersey.
“We can confirm that search warrants have been executed in several locations in the Northeast in connection with the investigation into the attempted Time Square bombing," a Justice Department official told CNN. "Two individuals encountered during the searches were taken into federal custody for alleged immigration violations.
"At this time we can provide no further details as the investigation is ongoing. These searches are the product of evidence that has been gathered in the investigation subsequent to the attempted Times Square bombing and do not relate to any known immediate threat to the public or active plot against the United States.”
[Posted at 9:21 a.m.] Investigators have executed search warrants in several places in the Northeast and detained two people in connection with the attempted Times Square car bombing probe, Boston FBI spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz said Thursday.
"They do not relate to any known immediate threat to the public or any plot against the United States," Marcinkiewicz said.
She said two people have been taken into custody for "alleged immigration violations."
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We, the white 19th century immigrants, committed genocide on the only "real Americans". Darfur smarfur...let's talk about how great we are!
By the way, doesn't killing mothers in Afghanistan create new Osamas? Isn't bombing Pakistan and Yemen the same as Nixon bombing Laos and Cambodia? Isn't this a decades long war for opium profits? Why isn't this Vietnam again? Please explain and free Afghanistan and make us safer please!
Art, I agree that illegals are adrain on our system, but to claim that they import drugs and dstroy lives is a biot much. Many citizens do the same. I need to see your research before I beleive that crime come from illegals. Many illiegals just want a job.
I think the first commenter put it succintly: "Here we go again". Once again we got some nice over-generalizing, simplistic, void of fact commentaries. It really boggles the mind reading you guys. "99.99% of those Pakistani [cab drivers] current have or will have activities related to terrorism"..great, love to see where you got those stats...."They [muslims] are nothing but child rapists and women beaters". wow, nothing but huh??? How do they ever get anything done in their countries with all that beating and a-raping going on? "liberals need more criminals here to vote their way on things' Of course!! What a revelation!
Take a few minutes to sober up after your scheduled 5th Pabst Blue Ribbon this morning people, read a book once in awhile or maybe go outside and talk to someone who is not exactly like you.
The ignorance on this subject, and subsequent posting, is astounding and it doesn't help your case much when your grammar and spelling don't exceed that of a third grader if that. If your going to have any credibility you might want to get an education first of all (which means you would likely not be throwing up this trash on here in the first place) and then through that education hopefully you will be able to write a little more logically and properly.
Mike, you are crazy. And you a re terrorist as you just said to murder US Citizens. I have flagged you and reported you to the police
Chelsea – you're an idiot – many peopel were actually born Americans here int eh gold ol USA of American parents...not immigrants 2 generations earlier...
Many illegals want and receive nothing but handouts from our federal government, clog our hospitals, and overcrowd our schools. Either stand in line and apply for citizenship or go back to where you came from.
LOVE how the moslems talk about the crusades. They seem to forget the haenous murders committed by the Ottomans when they invaded Christian countries and slaughtered people. The crusades were created to protect AGAINST these islamic monsters. Fortunately, the crusades are OVE. Unfortunately, Islam is still violent and intolerant.
First of all, please remember that everyone in this country was an immigrant at one time. The only "real" truly legal citizens were the native indians most of which we brutally killed, so we are not any better than these terrorists....
Secondly, there is no such thing as stopping terrorism. Most of the people here don't understand how these people live in Pakistan and their mentality. They are not like us, and they will never stop, no matter what we do....they hate western culture and they will always "create" new terrorists. I don't believe that all muslims from Pakistan should be hated, but at the same time I have to say muslim religion is not a friendly one, mainly not for women. For example, if a daughter is cought having an affair prior to marriage, the father would even kill that daugher. Or, after a daughter's marriage, the mother of the daughter is not allowed to stand face to face with the son in law. This shows that even the religion is not democratic, so how can we think that we would be able to make them more democratic?
In short, I think it will be very difficult for Obama to make a decision what to do with people from Pakistan, or muslims from all countries...trying to make muslims more democratic would be like changing their religion...Good luck Mr. President!
Bring the Crusade! All muslims must go....
Am I to understand law enforcement is holding them on alleged immigration violations? I thought it was obscene racial profiling to question legal status while conducting other enforcement actions. Was AZ actually right?
I am not any religious person,but I tell you Muslims will destroy this country as they have been doing to many other countires in the world.Even the so called Moderate muslims will find fault with the system and others instead of ridiculing the terror.Yes,it is true their religion teaches cruelty,killing especially non muslims not only americans but anyone in the world .
I am surprised how some people advocate sensitivity to these people who want to take teh world back.
some of these other idiots would love to blame terrorist acts on the christan militia, the white house had black hawk helicopters on the Hutaree men, and full blown F.B.I. people in swat gear, yet none of the left media ever!! dares to challenge the islamics radicals we have in this country for fear of the death threats they make. and one more thing for all u pro-islamic nuts count the ratio of how many islamic nuts try to blow this country up vs, christan militia, and this David Kreah in Waco,Texas? remember it was the THEN liberal homeland security who ordered they go in full swat gear and burn them out, lol but of course left media leaves those out of it.
Bottom line is we have to close our borders, and racial profile, bottom line, Israel does it, they dont like it, to dam bad!!! I see someone shouting "Allah Akbar" before I get on a plane? or bus im gonna call police, and run!!!
People have forgotten the fact that because he was a naturalized citizen, the government had a picture of him, and this is the way he was identified. No, I am not saying naturalize all people in the US, but this fact actually worked to the investigation's advantage.
We must also look at history and text to really understand what is going on in Islam. No, Islam does not teach its followers to kill all non-muslims; it actually strongly supports Judaism and Christianity. Yes, terrorists are hijacking the religion to use it to advocate a cause, but this has happened before. Anyone remember studying the Spanish Inquisition? Europe had dark days when church and state were not separated, and this is happening with Islamic countries. One of the greatest things (among many) about the United States is separation of church and state.
We must also remember that while terrorists are attacking the west, they are actually attacking fellow muslims as well: suicide bombing in Jordan in 05, conflicts in Darfur and Somalia are just the beginning.
It's funy how people tag all illeagl immigrants to terrorists. If they came from the middle east at one point they were here legally and their status eventually became illegal. If the government kept track of there where abouts these situations would not present themselves. I wish people would come out and say it: We don't want Mexicans here!