This is not a raid.

Good thing they didn't get raided. It's just a bunch of feds carrying guns. That's all.


"The ongoing investigation conducted by the AK Environmental Crimes Task Force -- consisting of EPA, ADEC, USFWS, ADFG, BLM, Coast Guard, FBI, Alaska State Troopers, NOAA, & US Park Service -- did not result in a raid," the statement read.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/05/gold-miners-in-remote-alaska-town-reportedly-miffed-over-epa-raids/?intcmp=obnetwork#ixzz2eaqMsIfA

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