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Telegraph
a day ago
- Telegraph
Egyptian man deported after kicking US Customs dog into the air
An Egyptian man has been deported from the US after kicking a customs dog so hard it flew into the air at an airport in Washington DC. Freddie, a five-year-old Beagle who works with US customs officials Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie pleaded guilty to kicking Freddie, a five-year-old beagle who works with US customs officials to detect smuggled agricultural products at Washington Dulles International Airport. Freddie and his handler were on patrol at 6.30am local time on Tuesday when he detected a suspicious suitcase that had arrived on a flight from Cairo. Hamed Aly Marie, who owned the suitcase, spoke with a CBP officer before he kicked Freddie 'so hard that he was lifted off of the ground,' a federal complaint reads. CBP officers immediately handcuffed Marie before turning him over to homeland security for prosecution. They later found a raft of banned agricultural products inside his suitcase, including 25kg of beef meat, 20kg of rice, 7kg of aubergine, cucumbers, and bell peppers, 1kg of corn seeds, and some herbs. Freddie, who weighs 11kg, later required a trip to the emergency vet, where he was treated for contusions to his right rib. Marie was made to pay the $840 (£611) bill before being sent back to Egypt on a flight on Thursday. The incident took place in the baggage claim area of the airport, which is located in Virginia. Christine Waugh, a senior CBP officer, said being caught with such an amount of food did not mean Marie could 'violently assault a defenceless beagle'. Ms Waugh said custom officials 'rely heavily on our K9 partners' and said Freddie was 'just doing his job', adding: 'Any malicious attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.' 'CBP will continue to work with our investigating and prosecuting partners to deal swift and severe justice to perpetrators.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Egyptian man kicks customs dog airborne at Washington DC airport
An Egyptian national has pleaded guilty after he kicked a customs dog so hard it became airborne at a Washington, DC area airport, authorities say. Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie, 70, pleaded guilty to kicking Freddie the Beagle, who was working with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to detect smuggled agricultural products at Washington Dulles International Airport. Authorities say he kicked the dog after it allegedly detected over 100lb (45kg) of prohibited food products in his luggage. Marie was ordered to pay for Freddie's veterinarian bills and was deported back to Egypt. The incident unfolded early on Tuesday in the baggage claim area of the airport, which is located just outside of Washington in Virginia. Freddie and his handler were roaming the area around 06:30 local time when the dog alerted to a piece of luggage which had arrived on a flight from Cairo, a federal criminal complaint reads. Hamed Aly Marie, who owned the bag, briefly spoke with the CBP officer before he kicked Freddie "so hard that he was lifted off of the ground," the complaint states. Still images from surveillance footage inside the airport show the dog on his hind legs and another of him in the air with his ears standing up. Freddie, who weighs 25lb (11kg), was taken to a veterinary emergency room and was found to have contusions to his right rib area, CBP said. Hamed Aly Marie's bags were searched and authorities found beef, rice, eggplant, cucumbers, bell peppers, corn seeds, and herbs, according to CBP, which said the items were prohibited from entering the country. Such products can carry diseases which can hurt native flora and fauna, and prove difficulty to eradicate once inside a country. At an initial court appearance on Wednesday, Hamed Aly Marie pleaded guilty to one count of harming animals used in law enforcement. He was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay for the animal's veterinarian bill, which court records show was $840. Hamed Aly Marie was removed from the US on Thursday afternoon and placed on a flight back to Egypt after the court hearing, according to CBP.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Egyptian man kicks customs dog airborne at Washington DC airport
An Egyptian national has pleaded guilty after he kicked a customs dog so hard it became airborne at a Washington, DC area airport, authorities Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie, 70, pleaded guilty to kicking Freddie the Beagle, who was working with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to detect smuggled agricultural products at Washington Dulles International Airport. Authorities say he kicked the dog after it allegedly detected over 100lb (45kg) of prohibited food products in his was ordered to pay for Freddie's veterinarian bills and was deported back to Egypt. The incident unfolded early on Tuesday in the baggage claim area of the airport, which is located just outside of Washington in Virginia. Freddie and his handler were roaming the area around 06:30 local time when the dog alerted to a piece of luggage which had arrived on a flight from Cairo, a federal criminal complaint reads. Hamed Aly Marie, who owned the bag, briefly spoke with the CBP officer before he kicked Freddie "so hard that he was lifted off of the ground," the complaint states. Still images from surveillance footage inside the airport show the dog on his hind legs and another of him in the air with his ears standing who weighs 25lb (11kg), was taken to a veterinary emergency room and was found to have contusions to his right rib area, CBP said. Hamed Aly Marie's bags were searched and authorities found beef, rice, eggplant, cucumbers, bell peppers, corn seeds, and herbs, according to CBP, which said the items were prohibited from entering the products can carry diseases which can hurt native flora and fauna, and prove difficulty to eradicate once inside a an initial court appearance on Wednesday, Hamed Aly Marie pleaded guilty to one count of harming animals used in law enforcement. He was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay for the animal's veterinarian bill, which court records show was $840. Hamed Aly Marie was removed from the US on Thursday afternoon and placed on a flight back to Egypt after the court hearing, according to CBP.
CBS News
3 days ago
- CBS News
Man accused of kicking K9 at Dulles International Airport so hard "he was lifted off of the ground"
An international traveler was arrested after allegedly "maliciously" assaulting a police K9 at Dulles International Airport, kicking it so hard it went airborne, according to a federal air marshal. According to an affidavit, Hamed Aly Marie allegedly attacked the Customs and Border Protection K9, named Freddy, as it was helping screen luggage Tuesday at a baggage claim area where EgyptAir flight 981 luggage was being deposited after arriving at the Washington, D.C., area airport. Freddy, a beagle "trained to find illicit agricultural contraband," was helping with screening in the baggage claim area when he "alerted to a piece of luggage" and tried to inspect it further, the affidavit said. Marie, the owner of the luggage, came over to the dog and an agent and started talking to the agent, according to the affidavit. "Shortly after the conversation began, Marie kicked K9 Freddy. K9 Freddy was kicked so hard that he was lifted off of the ground. K9 Freddy was injured and was taken to the veterinary emergency room," the affidavit said. Marie was arrested Wednesday and is charged in a U.S. District Court in Virginia with willfully and maliciously harming a police animal. No plea had been entered in the case as of Wednesday evening, nor is there a listed defense attorney. The charging document does not specify Marie's country of origin, but the court reports that an interpreter has been secured for him.
