[meteorite-list] Carancas article in peru news today.

[Dave]

Mike and List,

I thought the good Major had been arrtested and relieved of duty.  

Dave

>From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com>
>Date: 2007/10/11 Thu AM 11:05:16 CDT
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Carancas article in peru news today.

>http://www.andina.com.pe/NoticiaDetalle.aspx?id=145083
>
>
>Here is a new Carancas article from Peru today.
>
>My translation:
>
>
>Desaguadero, Oct 11. 
>The Desaguadero police department will withdraw from
>the zone in Carancas where the meteorite fell last
>September 15th, informed Major Victor Anaya, chief of
>police of that district.
>
>Through prior coordination with the local authorities
>of the impact zone, at 17:00 hours today, 20 policeme
>officers of the Puno local division, 3 officers, and
>40 sub-officers will be releived of duty by personel
>of the Puno Seranazgo (I have no idea what type of
>unit this is).
>
>This action will be attended by officials of local
>authorities and representatives of the Public
>Minister, he told Andina news agency. 
>
>In spite of this, he assured that "The police patrolls
>will surround the site at all times" and "it will be
>hughly guarded".
>
>The police chief insisted that the withdrawl obeys
>"higher orders" an is not because of badwill generated
>after the accusations of the so-called
>"meteoritehunter" Michael Farmer, who informed that
>the Desaguadero police sold him fragments of the
>celestial body which fell on the community of
>Carancas.
>
>He also added that he would go forward with official
>charges against the northamerican "for defaming me,
>insulting my honor, the honor of my family, and my
>institution".
>
>Finally, Anaya asked that the crater be roofed over to
>prevent it's deterioration when the coming rains
>arrive, which at this time, are on the horizon.
>
>
>END
>
>
>
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