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Egyptian Smuggler Deported After Kicking CBP Beagle at Dulles Airport
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, JUN 25 – Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie pled guilty after kicking a CBP detector dog that found over 100 pounds of prohibited food; he was sentenced to time served and deported.
- Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie, a 70-year-old man from Egypt, admitted to kicking Freddie, a Customs and Border Protection beagle, during an incident earlier this week at the airport serving Washington, D.C.
- The assault took place after Freddie identified more than 100 pounds of undeclared and banned agricultural items hidden in Marie’s baggage arriving from Cairo.
- Officials stated Marie kicked Freddie so forcefully the 25-pound dog was lifted off the ground and later treated for contusions to his right front rib area.
- Christine Waugh, CBP's Washington area port director, stated that harming any member of their team affects them all, highlighting their strong dependence on K9 officers like Freddie.
- Marie was sentenced to time served, ordered to pay $840 for veterinary care, and deported to Egypt on Thursday afternoon as directed by the court.
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Freddie, a 5-year-old Beagle and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture detector dog, returned to work after being kicked by a traveler.
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A 70-year-old Egyptian man has pleaded guilty to federal charges after kicking a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture detector dog that alerted agents to more than 100 pounds of prohibited food items in his luggage at Washington Dulles International Airport.
At an American airport in the United States, a customs dog sniffs a suitcase from a passenger from Cairo. Carrying close to 45 kg of banned food, the passenger...
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