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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Federal Air Marshall confirms checkpoint operation on I-20 to deter would-be terrorist or criminal a

5:56 p.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2010

By Alexis Stevens

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/feds-involved-in-major-643211.html

Local law enforcement and federal agents conducted a checkpoint operation Tuesday afternoon in Douglas County, the Federal Air Marshal Service told the AJC.

"This is a live operation intent on deterring would-be terrorists or criminal activity," Nelson Minerly, spokesman for the federal agency, told the AJC.

The operation created a big distraction to motorists heading eastbound on I-20 in rush hour, and many motorists let the AJC and the WSB traffic center hear about it.

But the operation, which also involves the Transportation Security Administration, is top-secret before it happens, Minerly said.

"We don't advertise when they're going to happen or when they're going to be," Minerly said.

Mostly trucks were being checked, Minerly said. Shortly before 6 p.m., nothing had been recovered in the operation, he said.

"There's no specific threat," Jon Allen, regional spokesman for the TSA, told the AJC.

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