Seems all members of al Quaeda aren't Arab. The AP indicates today that 3 African men were arrested on criminal charges including drug trafficking & continental terrorist activity.
Apparently, the 3 men also have ties to several Islamic groups as well, which is how they were being monitored & eventually caught. They will be brought to NY on Friday and charged on several counts of illegal international activity.
What does that mean? My research found that international crime holds a much heavier weight than a local bank robbery. International drug trafficking alone holds 10-25 years per pound of controlled substance. The terrorists charges are double that depending on the type of weapons confiscated.