A
man from the Republic of Georgia is being held in the Westmoreland
County Prison on a federal detainer after he and another foreigner were
found in Murrysville with 15 prepaid cell phones and $4,200 in cash,
police said.
The men said they were immigrants, but each displayed Michigan drivers’ licenses, Tappe said.
The prepaid cell phones, which the men had recently purchased in
Monroeville and Murrysville, were found inside the van. Also in the van
were a laptop computer and global-positioning software.
Tappe said a bomb-sniffing dog from the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office searched the van.
“It was a 2006 van, but it was all gutted out,” Tappe said. “No
seats or paneling on the walls. For all intents and purposes, it was
the kind of vehicle that could be used for explosive devices.”
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