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U.S. Secret Service disrupts telecom network that threatened NYC during U.N


Early analysis shows the network was used for communication between foreign governments and individuals known to U.S. law enforcement.

Early analysis shows the network was used for communication between foreign governments and individuals known to U.S. law enforcement, including members of known organized crime gangs, drug cartels and human trafficking rings, according to multiple officials briefed on the investigation. So we're working through every call, every text, every search made on those SIM cards," an official told CBS News, adding, "Early analysis indicates that this network was used for communication between foreign governments and individuals that are known to federal law enforcement here in the U.S." In a statement released by the U.S. Secret Service, the agency also thanked the Department of Justice, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the NYPD, as well as other state and local law enforcement partners, for providing technical advice and assistance.

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