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BorderCrossingsNoted
Mr.Ferrosaidonebitofevidencewas
the telephone number of an I.R.A."safe
house” in the Toronto suburb of Missis.
dian Ministry of Justice.
sagua,written on a piece ofpaper car-.
Thefourothermen arrestedwithMr
ried by Xierman Nugent, an I.R.A. offi-
Ellis, two of whom had been previousiy,,
ialarrestedinNewYorkCiryin1980.
convicted in either Canada or ireland on.-
munitions charges, were held for two.
weeks, then sent back to Canada.
mobilesarrivingtherewerecrossing
One of them,William Gilroy, 36, an'
the United States border regularly.
Irish citizen living in St. Catharines,On--:
About five years ago the Immigration
tario,declined to provide details about
Service began encoding in a computer
his political activities.
bank the license numbers of all cars en-!
'It's a lot of sensationalism cooked up....
tering the United States. Mr.Ferro said
by the press," said Mr. Gilroy, who ;
an interpretation ofthepattems indi-
served a prison sentence in Canada oa,
cated that the I.R.A. was reguiarly
gun-running charges seven years ago. *
sendingpeopleacrossthebridgeshere
Mr.Gilroy andanotherof those ar
and in NiagaraFalls.
rested, William O'Neil, 29, have been-f.
"Ina typical case,we found a carwith·
living in a modest bungalow in a work,
a certainOntario registration had tried
ing-ciass district of St.Catharines,a30
to entertheUnitedStatesatthecheck
minute drive from the United Statest
point on the Peace Bridge, and been re
border.
dr.
fused entry by a suspicious inspector,"
Mr. Gilroy, Mr. O'Neill and Jame9
Mr.Ferro said.
[Kelly.another Inishcitizen living in St
"Yet the computer printout'showed i
Catharineswhowasarrestedatthe
that halfanhourlaterthesamecarwas...
time,havebeenreleasedon$5,000bond
admittedatthe
Whiripool Rapids.
pendinga hearing onchargesthatthey
Bridge,"he added.
soughttosmugglealiensinto theUnited
Tens of thousands of cars cross the
States. As has happened in the past, the
fourbridgesdaily,andit is aimost im-
bond was put up by Irish people living in.
possibletomakea thoroughcheckon
the United States.
evenafractionofthem
ir
A fourth man, Edward Howell, 34, of .
An Irish citizen must have a visa to
Belfast,posteds10,000bailandwasde
enter ·the.United States, but if chai.
ported last week. He is being held in a
lengedatthebridgeshecouldstatethat:
Canadian jail, leaving Mr. Ellis as th.!
he was unaware of that requirement.In
only one in custody in the United States..:
that case the Immigration inspector is.
Robert Murphy, attorney for Mr.s!
Fupposed to deny entry, saying that af'r
Ellis, is seeking to have hin released
isa must be obtained at the Unitedl
from a holding cell here and to obtain:
atesEmbassy in Ottawa orthe consul
political asyiun for him. Mr. Murphy.ot
teinToronto.：
has refused to discuss the case publicly..
Mr.Ferro and otherFederal officials
Mr. Ferro, the local Immigration
said the I.R.A. was using the auto
Service director, said the investigation,
bridges because airlines offering direct'
of suspected I.R.A. activities in the.,!
United States had been spurred by the
that the necessary visa. had been ob-
dieating asupply line.
In addition to the five arrested earllerc.
this month, two men were caught trying
to cross the border here in January, also +
wsededuampneBuireo
identified as I.R.A: members were' ii.
orPittsburgh.Federal officials said
31-
Mr.Ferrosaidonebitofevidencewas
the telephone number of an I.R.A."safe
house” in the Toronto suburb of Missis.
dian Ministry of Justice.
sagua,written on a piece ofpaper car-.
Thefourothermen arrestedwithMr
ried by Xierman Nugent, an I.R.A. offi-
Ellis, two of whom had been previousiy,,
ialarrestedinNewYorkCiryin1980.
convicted in either Canada or ireland on.-
munitions charges, were held for two.
weeks, then sent back to Canada.
mobilesarrivingtherewerecrossing
One of them,William Gilroy, 36, an'
the United States border regularly.
Irish citizen living in St. Catharines,On--:
About five years ago the Immigration
tario,declined to provide details about
Service began encoding in a computer
his political activities.
bank the license numbers of all cars en-!
'It's a lot of sensationalism cooked up....
tering the United States. Mr.Ferro said
by the press," said Mr. Gilroy, who ;
an interpretation ofthepattems indi-
served a prison sentence in Canada oa,
cated that the I.R.A. was reguiarly
gun-running charges seven years ago. *
sendingpeopleacrossthebridgeshere
Mr.Gilroy andanotherof those ar
and in NiagaraFalls.
rested, William O'Neil, 29, have been-f.
"Ina typical case,we found a carwith·
living in a modest bungalow in a work,
a certainOntario registration had tried
ing-ciass district of St.Catharines,a30
to entertheUnitedStatesatthecheck
minute drive from the United Statest
point on the Peace Bridge, and been re
border.
dr.
fused entry by a suspicious inspector,"
Mr. Gilroy, Mr. O'Neill and Jame9
Mr.Ferro said.
[Kelly.another Inishcitizen living in St
"Yet the computer printout'showed i
Catharineswhowasarrestedatthe
that halfanhourlaterthesamecarwas...
time,havebeenreleasedon$5,000bond
admittedatthe
Whiripool Rapids.
pendinga hearing onchargesthatthey
Bridge,"he added.
soughttosmugglealiensinto theUnited
Tens of thousands of cars cross the
States. As has happened in the past, the
fourbridgesdaily,andit is aimost im-
bond was put up by Irish people living in.
possibletomakea thoroughcheckon
the United States.
evenafractionofthem
ir
A fourth man, Edward Howell, 34, of .
An Irish citizen must have a visa to
Belfast,posteds10,000bailandwasde
enter ·the.United States, but if chai.
ported last week. He is being held in a
lengedatthebridgeshecouldstatethat:
Canadian jail, leaving Mr. Ellis as th.!
he was unaware of that requirement.In
only one in custody in the United States..:
that case the Immigration inspector is.
Robert Murphy, attorney for Mr.s!
Fupposed to deny entry, saying that af'r
Ellis, is seeking to have hin released
isa must be obtained at the Unitedl
from a holding cell here and to obtain:
atesEmbassy in Ottawa orthe consul
political asyiun for him. Mr. Murphy.ot
teinToronto.：
has refused to discuss the case publicly..
Mr.Ferro and otherFederal officials
Mr. Ferro, the local Immigration
said the I.R.A. was using the auto
Service director, said the investigation,
bridges because airlines offering direct'
of suspected I.R.A. activities in the.,!
United States had been spurred by the
that the necessary visa. had been ob-
dieating asupply line.
In addition to the five arrested earllerc.
this month, two men were caught trying
to cross the border here in January, also +
wsededuampneBuireo
identified as I.R.A: members were' ii.
orPittsburgh.Federal officials said
31-