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Judi Lynn

(160,527 posts) Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:01 AM Jun 2014

Congressman: 6 US men freed from Honduras prison

Congressman: 6 US men freed from Honduras prison
Jun 26, 10:49 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Six American men detained for weeks in Honduras accused of violating weapons laws were released from prison Thursday, a U.S. congressman said.

U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, a Republican from Pennsylvania, said in a statement that the six men were "in the process of traveling back to the United States and being reunited with their families."

Fitzpatrick said he visited the men in Honduras on Monday and had been involved since May in efforts to release them. He said one of the men, Devon Butler, is the son of a constituent.

Butler's mother, Rosemary Carroll of Bucks County, was quoted in the statement as saying, "We are grateful to all who have supported us through this lengthy and difficult ordeal."

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Congressman: 6 US men freed from Honduras prison (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2014 OP

Rather dumb of them. Paolo123 Jun 2014 #1

Paolo123

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1. Rather dumb of them.

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Fri Jun 27, 2014, 01:23 PM

Jun 2014

When I was much younger I used to crew on yachts. Everyone was quite aware that traveling out of US waters presented problems as it was desirable to have firearms on board but a pain in the ass to deal with them when entering another country.

These guys had to have known that what they were doing was illegal and took the risk that they wouldn't get caught. they did.

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