BCSO: Illegal aliens busted making ID cards

Friday, March 7, 2008
S. Brady Calhoun

PANAMA CITY

Local and state authorities busted a ring of illegal aliens who were manufacturing fictitious identification Thursday, the Bay County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

Investigators found computers, digital cameras, thermal printers and more than 1,000 blank identification cards in a residence at Turtle Lake Apartments in Panama City, according to the release.

Four illegal aliens were arrested and investigators seized 0.5 kilogram of cocaine and $15,000 in the bust, investigators reported.

The bust was part of Operation Byrne Blitz, a nationwide anti-drug operation.

In Florida, 612 peo-ple were arrested and 30 search warrants were issued, yielding the seizure of 31 firearms, illegal drugs and $1,168,374.


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