(1pm est) ICE, FBI, ATF & DEA Surround N.C. Fire Equip Manufacturer w/Fed Gov't Ties SEARCH WARRANT FOR AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT ~ Queen City News'

(6.25.25) An ICE operation is unfolding Wednesday at a Kings Mountain company, where a criminal search warrant is currently being executed.

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SOURCE: https://youtu.be/iapPBR7OV14

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BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW OUT OF GASTON COUNTY, IMMIGRATION
AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS ARE JOINED RIGHT NOW BY SEVERAL OTHER FEDERAL AND LOCAL AGENCIES AND A KINGS MOUNTAIN
BUSINESS.

FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY
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THEY ARE SERVING A FEDERAL CRIMINAL SEARCH WARRANT.RIGHT NOW. QUEEN CITY NEWS ANCHOR ROBIN KANADY HAS BEEN TALKING TO EYES ROBIN.

SO WHY EXACTLY ARE THEY THERE? > ICE AND OTHER FEDERAL
AGENTS, INCLUDING THE FBI. TELL US THEY ARE HERE CARRYING
OUT A FEDERAL CRIMINAL SEARCH WARRANT AT A BUSINESS BUCKEYE
FIRE EQUIPMENT. AND THAT'S ON KINGS ROAD HERE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN.

THE BUSINESS HAS A SIGN ON THE ROAD. THIS IS AMERICAN MADE. BUT THE FEDS SAY THEY BELIEVE THE COMPANY HAS BEEN HIRING.
>> ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, ICE SAYS THE SEARCH WARRANT IS FOR
AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT.
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>> FROM THE AIR, WE COULD SEE. TELL US THAT LOOK LIKE STAGING
AREAS AND PEOPLE LINED UP OUTSIDE OF THE MASSIVE COMPLEX
ON KINGS ROAD.
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>> BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT, STATE FILINGS AS THEY MAKE FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS. THEIR WEBSITE SAYS THE SUPPLY FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS FOR RESTAURANT KITCHENS AND SUPPRESSING SOME HARDWARE.
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NOW, I DID ACTUALLY SPEAK WITH
A WOMAN JUST MOMENTS AGO.
SHE SAYS HER MOTHER IS INSIDE.
HER MOTHER WORKS AT THE
FACILITY ABOUT 1 O'CLOCK.
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THIS AFTERNOON. SHE SAID HER
MOM TESTED HER AND SAID THERE
IS AN ICE RAID GOING ON HERE.
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SHE RUSH OVER HERE. SHE'S VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT HER MOTHER.
SHE SAYS THAT THEY ARE INSIDE
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THE LAST TIME SHE GOT FROM HER
MOM AND SHE THE THE HER MOM
TOLD HER THAT THEY ARE DIVIDING
PEOPLE UP INTO GROUPS OF 5 AND
CHECKING THEIR ID'S

VIDEO SOURCE: https://youtu.be/iapPBR7OV14