On a quiet Friday morning on May 3, two men posing as subcontracted Amazon drivers pulled their truck up to the main gate entering Quantico Marine Base in Virginia.
The men did not present approved access credentials and had no affiliation with the base. They claimed they were making a delivery to the post office.
Following standard protocol, the gate officers directed the truck to a holding area for extra vetting, but the driver ignored the order and tried to breach the gate. Luckily, vehicle denial barriers prevented the truck from getting on base.
The two drivers were detained and eventually handed over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They were later identified as Jordanian nationals. One of the men was living illegally in the United States on an expired student visa while the other had only recently crossed the U.S. border in San Diego.
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