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In July homeland security officers nabbed an alleged marijuana smuggler in Buffalo, New York.


In July homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
Department of Homeland Security

executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
 officers nabbed an alleged marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates.  smuggler in Buffalo, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
. One officer, Robert Rhodes, tried to grab a Chinese woman standing near the suspect. He says she tried to run, then Hit at him and scratched him. Witnesses say Rhodes sprayed her with pepper spray, threw her against a wall, kneed her in the head as she knelt knelt  
v.
A past tense and a past participle of kneel.


knelt
Verb

the past of kneel

knelt kneel
 on the ground, then struck her head against the ground while holding her hair. An inspector who later interviewed her at the hospital found both her eyes swollen shut. Officials determined she was a tourist who had nothing to do with the alleged smuggler.
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Title Annotation:Brickbats
Author:Oliver, Charles
Publication:Reason
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2004
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