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valerief

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8. I think I have it. Almost.

Sat Apr 11, 2015, 01:02 AM

Apr 2015

Per this page:
http://criminal.lawyers.com/criminal-law-basics/federal-protectors-roles-of-the-cia-and-the-fbi.html

The agent will be CIA. He'll ID the spy in Mexico.
The FBI will have to make the arrest.
However, I don't know the legal mechanics of holding/arresting the spy in Mexico. But, since this isn't a main part of the story, I might not need to.

on edit:
Looks like the FBI can arrest on foreign soil.

What authority do FBI special agents have to make arrests in the United States, its territories, or on foreign soil?

In the U.S. and its territories, FBI special agents may make arrests for any federal offense committed in their presence or when they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed, or is committing, a felony violation of U.S. laws. On foreign soil, FBI special agents generally do not have authority to make arrests except in certain cases where, with the consent of the host country, Congress has granted the FBI extraterritorial jurisdiction.

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/faqs

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CIA or FBI? [View all] valerief Apr 2015 OP

ummmm monkeyofstick Apr 2015 #1

You pulled that out of your monkey stick just now, right? valerief Apr 2015 #2

The CIA was huge in Iran monkeyofstick Apr 2015 #3

lol monkeyofstick is my native name monkeyofstick Apr 2015 #4

Thanks! I knew this was the right group to ask. nt valerief Apr 2015 #5

I think it would be CIA as set in those days the FBI was not allowed to work outside the country. jwirr Apr 2015 #6

Thanks. I just didn't think the CIA had the power to arrest. valerief Apr 2015 #7

I think I have it. Almost. valerief Apr 2015 #8

Great lit from that era:Norman Mailer monkeyofstick Apr 2015 #9

Ha, I couldn't outdo Doctor Seuss! Thanks. nt valerief Apr 2015 #10

The FBI did Nazi hunting in MX, but lost most of its budget and manpower in Latin Amer after WWII leveymg Apr 2015 #11

Local authorities, huh? Okay. Thanks. So the CIA agent IDs the spy and valerief Apr 2015 #12

That sounds about right. The real problem with that scenario is that leveymg Apr 2015 #15

What rules there are, or were, about this are more guidelines, that is they do what they want. bemildred Apr 2015 #13

You know, I think I may just do "U.S. agent." He'll use the local authorities valerief Apr 2015 #16

The FBI Sienna86 Apr 2015 #14