18-07-2025
Hulking American realtor trashed airport immigration hall for disgracefully petty reason
An American realtor high on 'hallucinogenic substances' destroyed part of an airport immigration hall after being asked to show his passport for inspection, it's claimed.
Emmanuel Hernandez, 42, was filmed embarking on a violent meltdown at Rafael Nunez International Airport in Cartagena, Colombia, on Thursday.
The New Yorker had just disembarked a flight from Miami and was already high on drugs by the time he was asked to hand over his travel document, it is claimed.
Hernandez was seen on an embarrassing video destroying the panel of a booth as petrified travelers kept their distance.
'F*** you,' Hernández shouted. 'You think you can f*** around with the wrong motherf*****.'
Hernández then punched the booth Plexiglass window and screamed, 'Now f*** everybody.'
He continued to shout more expletives before he stepped inside the booth and again punched the window.
Multiple Colombia Migration officers approached in an unsuccessful bid to calm Hernandez, who told them, 'Nobody arrests me in Colombia.'
He then picked up a computer monitor and slammed it to the ground before shouting 'f*** everybody.'
Four agents charged at Hernandez and struggled to contain him until they were able to escort him away.
Hernández, who was arrested on a property damage charge, was expected to appear before a judge at the Attorney General's office in Cartagena.
Bruno Hernández, the secretary of the city's Interior and Citizen Coexistence Ministry, slammed Emmanuel Hernández's behavior and called for his immediate removal from the country.
'This administration ... has promoted sustainable tourism, cultural tourism, and in the same way, visitors who come to the city of Cartagena,' Bruno Hernández said in a statement Friday.
'That's what we want and that's what we're looking for: respectful people, people who come to enjoy our city.'
#ATENTOS. Turista extranjero, al parecer bajo efectos de sustancias alucinógenas, provoca destrozos en aeropuerto de Cartagena. Aún se desconocen las causas del violento incidente, que llenó de pánico a miles de personas en el terminal aéreo. El sujeto finalmente fue capturado.
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The secretary said his office has already met with Carlos García, the director of Colombia's border control agency, and asked that Emmanuel Hernández face the toughest punishment under law.
'Once the legal situation is resolved, this person will be placed at the disposal of Colombian Immigration, where we have held meetings with the director of Colombian Immigration and have categorically requested the highest sanction, which should be expulsion from the country,' Bruno Hernández said.
'This decision by Colombian Migration should be exemplary and should set a precedent, where all we want as a city is respectful visitors, and, as we said before, visitors who come and enjoy the city of Cartagena in peace.'
The incident comes as the office of Cartagena Mayor Dumek Turbay have been working on addressing the amount of time that travelers have to wait to have their passports and other identification documents revised before boarding their flights.
'Up to 10 officers are working simultaneously to ensure a more streamlined and orderly process,' the city's tourism secretary Teremar Londoño, said according to Colombian news outlet Semana.
'We have increased the number of officers and are managing the strengthening of our permanent operational staff throughout the year. This has significantly reduced wait times at immigration checkpoints.'
Colombia, once notorious for its cocaine industry and crime, has become an increasingly popular tourist destination in recent years.
Cartagena is a stunning city that sits on the Caribbean Sea that offers gorgeous sandy beaches and rich local culture.
