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Business, Government, Law Enforcement

SAFEWAY, WHOLE FOODS, TRADER JOE’S TO SET UP SPY CAMERAS IN THEIR STORES

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imageLAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Monday mosques, schools, supermarkets, car repair shops and “any place where radicalization is going on” should be monitored in light of terrorist threats.

Campaigning in Nevada, the retired neurosurgeon addressed the need for increased surveillance of people in the United States during an appearance about an hour west of Las Vegas.

Reacting to Carson’s  statement, three popular supermarkets — Safeway, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s — have announced that effectively immediately, they will be setting up spy cameras in all their stores to help with the anti-terrorism campaign.  “We’re happy to do our part to help  secure our people and nation,” spokespersons for the supermarket chains told The Adobo Chronicles.

So the next time you go grocery-shopping, make sure to smile because you’re on candid camera!

 

 

Food, Government, Law Enforcement, Travel

NEW EXTORTION SCHEME AT MANILA’S NAIA: LAGLAG LUMPIA

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists assigned to the Los Angeles International Airport recently seized 450 prohibited pork meat tamales discovered inside the luggage of a passenger arriving from Mexico.

Foreign meat products which can carry serious animal diseases are subject to Customs inspection, can be seized and destroyed, and passengers carrying them could be fined for misdeclaration. The tamales were destroyed and the traveler was fined $1,000.

Across the Pacific Ocean, the Los Angeles incident gave  schemers at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) a new idea for extorting money from unsuspecting passengers.

The new scheme involves the ‘planting’ of pork lumpia (Filipino egg roll) in the luggage of passengers who are then  asked to pay money to avoid being detained for intense questioning. It is a takeoff from the much-publicized laglag bala (bullet planting) which has caused a big stir at NAIA.

The newer, tamer extortion scheme has been given a name : laglag lumpia.

Entertainment, International, Law Enforcement, Music

JUSTIN BIEBER WILL SEEK ASYLUM IN SAN FRANCISCO AFTER CONCERTS IN CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles ) – Teenage idol Justin Bieber has lined up  a series of concerts in California in March next year at  venues in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Oakland and San Jose.

But sources close to the Canadian singer who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Bieber will cut short his concert tour after his performance at the Oakland Oracle Arena on March 18, virtually cancelling his two scheduled concerts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on March 20 and 21.

Instead, Bieber, who has had many encounters with U.S. law enforcement because of his behavior, will proceed to San Francisco to seek refuge from U.S. Immigration officials.

Bieber has repeatedly been charged with misdemeanors and violations including driving under the influence (DUI), resisting arrest and drag racing.

In 2013, the then 19-year-old Bieber was caught on camera urinating in a mop bucket as he and others raced through a New York City restaurant kitchen. Before exiting, Bieber sprayed a photograph of Clinton and dropped the F-bomb in reference to the former president.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) is reportedly monitoring Bieber’s activities and is planning to revoke his work permit.

Fearing deportation, Bieber has decided to avail of San Francisco’s Sanctuary policy which prevents non-U.S. citizens from being handed over to law enforcement agencies to face crimes committed in the city or elsewhere in the U.S.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee told The Adobo Chronicles  that the City by the Bay remains committed to its sanctuary status and welcomes the addition of Bieber to the growing number of high-profile celebrities that have chosen to make San Francisco their home sweet home.