Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PSUBS and FBI

["SIMON WALKDEN" <mrsym0r@gmail.com>]

Fingers crossed we shall see some of these drug subs coming up for
auction at very reasonable prices at the police auctions!


every cloud has a silver lining.

On 8/24/07, Jon Wallace <jon@psubs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Given the growing popularity of using submersibles for illegal and/or
> suspicious activities, the federal government is interested in knowing more
> about psub type submersibles.  One thing I've not seen anyone talk about
> regarding the convention yet, is that we were approached by a special agent
> of the FBI on Friday at the dive site.  I had accounted for all participants
> except for Frank D, and not having met him before I didn't know what he
> looked like.  Shortly after we arrived at the dive location, I saw a
> gentleman walking down the path.  I approached him and said "Frank?"
> anticipating that Frank D. had arrived.  He said "no", then looked at me and
> said "Jon?".  I said "yes", and he then pulled out his FBI identification
> (Special Agent David Smith), explained why he was there, and asked to learn
> more about the submersibles we use.
>
> Agent Smith made it clear from the outset that we were not doing anything
> illegal and he was not there to stop us from using our submersibles or
> continuing with our convention.  I brought him around to the various subs we
> had on site, explained how they functioned, and also explained the
> difference between 1-ATM, ambient, and wet-subs.  I then invited him to
> speak to us the next day at the seminar we were holding, which he agreed to
> do.  Agent Smith spoke to the assembled group on Saturday and explained that
> after the sub/QE2 incident in New York recently, the FBI was researching
> small subs.  He explained that in the post-9/11 environment, the FBI would
> like us to remain vigilant and report any suspicious requests, discussions,
> or activity that might seem out of the realm of what a recreational/personal
> submersible might be used for.
>
> Given another drug sub capture, we can expect continuing attention to our
> hobby.
>
> Jon
>



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