Fells Point Bar raid
The mysterious raid on July 8 of the Fells Point bar cheerleaders was an unsuccessful search for four high-powered weapons that police say had been bought by the owner and may have been sent to the Phillipines.
The Baltimore County police report and search warrant application describes the guns as FN 5.7 mm, high-powered weapons that fire bullets capable of piericing body armor and made by a company in Belgium, FN Herstal. The repot says the owner of a Cockeysville gun shop got suspicious when a foreign national visiting on a visa came in with the bar owner to buy two of the weapons, followed by the bar owner's wife who came in later to buy two more.
What followed is an intriguing police drama in which agents watched the transaction be completed and followed a trail that led them to an airplane in Guam, luggage, a shipping containter rerouted to Baltimorre and then finally the search of the bar.
Agents never found the weapon and now it appears the bar owner and his wife have fled back to the Phillipines. Now the Baltimore liquor board may file a violation notice and hold a hearing even as it appears the bar has reopened upon getting its liquor license back from the cops.
Nobody has been arrested.
Here is the police report:
Comments
The only question I would raise about this case is how much money was spent by Baltimore County and the Feds to chase 4 handguns halfway around the world and be duped at every turn by Javellana.
You would think that in a time of limited government funds, money would be spent on something more meaningful than 4 handguns. In certain areas of the County, an experienced office could point out at least that many people most likely "carrying" in a few hours work.
Posted by: L. | July 18, 2009 10:25 AM