More from Memphis- FBI raids truck driving schools
And yes, the FBI's Joint Task Force on Terror was involved.
Federal and state agents raided two Mid-South truck driving schools and a Memphis driver's license center on February 25, 2008.Both schools, one on Brooks Road in Memphis, and the other on Veterans Parkway in Millington, are operated by Swift Transportation.
The state run license center on Shelby Drive in Whitehaven was also targeted in the investigation.
The FBI confirms that documents were seized during the raids but a spokesperson says no arrests were made. Sources say the feds are looking for information about truck drivers who illegally obtained their commercial drivers licenses.
The raids were headed by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. Other agencies include the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the A-T-F, the United States Secret Service and federal immigration officials.
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