9 arrested by Customs in raid on Flowood restaurant
Posted on Sat, Mar. 29, 2008
FLOWOOD, Miss. -- Federal agents arrested eight people they suspect to be illegal immigrants in a raid that closed a Flowood restaurant.
Agents closed Stix, a Japanese chain restaurant, during the raid Friday. It is unclear what the nationality is of the eight people arrested. A ninth person was arrested later in the day.
John Dowdy, chief of the U.S. attorney's criminal division in Jackson, declined comment, saying the records in the case are sealed.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman said six men and two women were arrested initially.
Authorities from several agencies shut down the restaurant, turned away customers without explanation and could be seen carrying clear plastic bags filled with cash to unmarked vehicles.
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