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Suspicious Cell Phone Purchase Investigation

Mark Stine KOLD News 13 Reporter

"What we got was a 911 report of two middle eastern males in the Sam's Club on Stone South of River," Tucson Police Sergeant Mark Robinson explained.  The report was made because of suspicious activity.  "That bought a large quantity of disposable cell phones."

Tucson Police Sgt. Mark Robinson explains why buying these cell phones could be considered suspicious. "People involved in criminal activity use these types of phones because they're easy to smuggle and they're hard to track."

Last week, two men were arrested in Ohio with more than $10,000 in cash and a dozen cell phones.

According to a Detroit newspaper, police stopped their car after a store clerk reported the men had been acting suspiciously. They face felony terrorism charges.

Police arrested three men in Michigan this weekend after the men purchased 1,000 cell phones.

The FBI says it has no information linking the three men to terrorism.

"Some of the concern was what's happening on the East coast and that this is similar to that type of activity," Robinson said.

Now, the Tucson Police Department has handed over their information to the FBI.

"At this point the FBI has been informed of this activity. They will follow it up on their terms, we are still looking for these two males," Robinson told KOLD.